# NTSB MIA82FA014: Cessna 172G, N3602L, St.Petersburg, FL, November 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1981
- Place: St.Petersburg, FL · ST.PETERSBURG, FL
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123160
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82FA014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FA014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3282  81/11/24   ST.PETERSBURG,FL    CESSNA 172G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 3500
        TIME - 1540                    N3602L              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBERT WHITTED
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.PETERSBURG,FL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT PULLED NOSE UP,MADE STEEP 180DEG TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3602L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3602L-2013-06-17), registration cancelled 2013-06-17, S/N 17253771, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Albert Whitted

## 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 19811124089029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811124089029A), Nov 24, 1981: Cessna 172G, St Petersburg, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft stalled and crashed as pilot attempted goaround after approach to closed runway.

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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