# NTSB UNK65X1069: Cessna 172E, N3920S, Miami, FL, December 20, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1964
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180295
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3716  64/12/20   MIAMI FLA           CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 220
        TIME - 1640                    N3920S              PX-  0  0  3  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAMIAMI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3920S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3920S-2005-01-06), registration cancelled 2005-01-06, S/N 17251120, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tamiami

## Other investigations on N3920S (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA66D0292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0292), Oct 2, 1965: Cessna 172 (N3920S), Miami, FL, substantial damage

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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