# NTSB MIA81FKT84: Cessna 172, N21807, Clewiston, FL, July 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1981
- Place: Clewiston, FL · CLEWISTON, FL
- Location: 26.7528° N, 80.9392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clewiston, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7528&lon=-80.9392&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124693
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FKT84
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKT84

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2131   81/7/8    CLEWISTON,FL        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N21807              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEWISTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEWISTON,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21807](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21807-1993-03-05), registration cancelled 1993-03-05, S/N 17264027 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Clewiston

## 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 19810708041359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810708041359A), Jul 8, 1981: Cessna 172M, Clewiston, FL, Destroyed. Failed to maintain airspeed on takeoff climb, during a touch and go landing. Airplane stalled.

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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