# NTSB MIA81FA073: Cessna 182, N7407X, La Belle, FL, May 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1981
- Place: La Belle, FL · LA BELLE, FL
- Location: 26.7209° N, 81.4525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of LaBelle, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7209&lon=-81.4525&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126652
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FA073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1059  81/5/14  NR.LA BELLE,FL        CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 207
        TIME - 1637                    N7407X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLACID LAKES,FL             MIAMI,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7407X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7407X-1984-07-17), registration cancelled 1984-07-17, S/N 172-47907 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810514025249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810514025249A), May 14, 1981: Cessna 172B, Labelle, FL, Destroyed. Flew over friend's work-sight at tree-top level. Struck power-lines. Had buzzed area previously.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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