# Accident 19730621019979A: Cessna 180E, St Petersburg, FL, June 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1973
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Airport: St Petersburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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
- Aircraft: N5347D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5347D-1974-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,054 total, 4 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DLD90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD90) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730621019979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

L BRAKE WHEEL CYL LEAKING BRAKE CLIP HOLDING BRAKE PUCK TO WHEEL MISSING.STRUCK A SIGN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA73DLD90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD90), Jun 21, 1973: Cessna 180 (N5347D), St Petersburg, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5347D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730908029079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730908029079A), Sep 8, 1973: Cessna 180E (N5347D), Fayetteville, TN, Substantial damage. Acft slo r turn l brake ineffective. Inside brake puck worn out piston would bottom.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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