# NTSB MIA81FKT15: Cessna 172N, N2235E, Miami, FL, December 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1980
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FKT15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKT15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3405  80/12/10   MIAMI,FL            CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 180
        TIME - 1400                    N2235E              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAMIAMI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- TXG BTN 2 ROWS,L WING HIT TAIL,AERO COMDR 685,N57071,VEERED INTO CESSNA 305,N52296.SUBSTANTIAL DMG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2235E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2235E), registered now, S/N 17271198, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tamiami

## 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 19801210078229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801210078229A), Dec 10, 1980: Cessna 172N, Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Struck parked aircraft while taxiing for takeoff.

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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