# NTSB MIA67D0357: Cessna 170A, N1734D, Cocoa, FL, December 31, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1966
- Place: Cocoa, FL · COCOA, FL
- Location: 28.3766° N, 80.7633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cocoa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3766&lon=-80.7633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119965
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0357
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0357

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4161  66/12/31   COCOA FLA           CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 173
        TIME - 1730                    N1734D              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- AFTER PRACTICE FORCED LANDING PLT ALLOWED ACFT TO SETTLE TO FIELD DURING LOW, SLOW INSPECTION PASS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1734D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1734D-1971-09-29), registration cancelled 1971-09-29, S/N 20177 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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