# Accident 19781230040949A: Cessna A185E, Deland, FL, December 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1978
- Place: Deland, FL
- Airport: Deland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 29.0227° N, 81.2865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeLand, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0227&lon=-81.2865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4544F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 834 total, 168 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781230040949A

## Narrative

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

PLT SEAT LATCH DISENGAGED DURING TKOF ROLL

## 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 MIA79DLA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA13), Dec 30, 1978: Cessna 185 (N4544F), Deland, 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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