# NTSB MIA66D0570: Cessna 337, N2186X, Merritt Islnd, FL, June 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1966
- Place: Merritt Islnd, FL · MERRITT ISLND, FL
- Location: 28.3092° N, 80.6760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merritt Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3092&lon=-80.6760&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171187
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0570
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0570

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1167   66/6/1    MERRITT ISLND FLA   CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 212
        TIME - 1530                    N2186X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 144 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRAL BREVARD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2186X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2186X), registered now, S/N 337-0086, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337) (registry code 2075702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Central Brevard

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.

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