# NTSB MIA81FLD57: Cessna 172N, N737MV, Chuluota, FL, July 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1981
- Place: Chuluota, FL · CHULUOTA, FL
- Location: 28.6407° N, 81.1170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chuluota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6407&lon=-81.1170&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124694
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FLD57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2134  81/7/30  NR.CHULUOTA,FL        CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 167
        TIME - 2000                    N737MV              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CHULUOTA,FL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N737MV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737MV-2012-10-17), registration cancelled 2012-10-17, S/N 17269530, built 1977 (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: 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 19810730046479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810730046479A), Jul 30, 1981: Cessna 172N, Chuluota, FL, Destroyed. Engine not running at ground impact. Only causal factor from investigation indicates fuel exhaustion.

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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