# Accident 19750427035159A: Cessna 172D, Tampa Bay, FL, April 27, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1975
- Place: Tampa Bay, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2844U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2844U-1975-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FLD88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD88) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750427035159A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED INTO ABT 15 FT OF WATER.DROWNING VICTIM FOUND 4/28/75.STOLEN ACFT FOUND 9/22/75.

## 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 MIA76FLD88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD88), Apr 27, 1975: Cessna 172D (N2844U), Tampa Bay, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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