# Accident 19731117040709A: Camair 480, Lantana, FL, November 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1973
- Place: Lantana, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 26.5834° N, 80.0554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lantana, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5834&lon=-80.0554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215-2011-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Camair 480 (registry code 1890102, https://openairdocs.org/model/camair-480) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMAIR 480
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total, 50 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKT38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731117040709A

## Narrative

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

ACFT OBSVD FLYING SLO NOSE HI.T/D IN GRASS AREA BFR RWY.PITOT OPENING 3/4 CLOSED DIRT,DOBBER MUD.

## 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 MIA74DKT38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT38), Nov 17, 1973: Camair 480 (N215), Lantana, FL, substantial damage

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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