# Accident 19731229040919A: Cessna 180, Delray Beach, FL, December 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1973
- Place: Delray Beach, FL
- Airport: Delray Drop Zone
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 26.4559° N, 80.0904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delray Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4559&lon=-80.0904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4571B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4571B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 222 total, 58 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKT45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731229040919A

## Narrative

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

FERRY TO JUMP STRIP.HIT SOFT SANDY RISE AT END OF RWY.

## 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 MIA74DKT45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT45), Dec 29, 1973: Cessna 180 (N4571B), Delray Beach, 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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