# Accident 19771111042689A: Cessna 170B, Ft Myers, FL, November 11, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1977
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2480D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2480D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 905 total, 29 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DKT28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKT28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771111042689A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING TO 25KTS.

## 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 MIA78DKT28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKT28), Nov 11, 1977: Cessna 170B (N2480D), Ft Myers, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2480D (1)

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

- [Accident 20250223009549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250223009549A), Feb 23, 2025: Cessna 170B (N2480D), Gainesville, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported landing on runway 23 at gvl and upon rollout, the aircraft veered to the right. Pilot executed a go around procedure and observed the airport…

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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