# NTSB MIA66F0245: Cessna 172, N4105F, Clearwater, FL, September 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1965
- Place: Clearwater, FL · CLEARWATER, FL
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.7713&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175520
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0245
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0245

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2660   65/9/4    CLEARWATER FLA      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 381
        TIME - 1600                    N4105F              PX-  0  0  3  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEARWATER AIRPK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4105F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4105F-2014-10-06), registration cancelled 2014-10-06, S/N 46005, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clearwater Airpk

## Other investigations on N4105F (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 MIA98LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA022), Nov 3, 1997: Cessna 172 (N4105F), Crystal River, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certified flight instructors improper supervision of the rated pilot during a crosswind landing resulting in an in-flight collision with the left wing of the airplane and the runway, subsequent…

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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