# NTSB MIA68D0461: Cessna 177, N2921X, W.Hollywood, FL, March 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1968
- Place: W.Hollywood, FL · W.HOLLYWOOD, FL
- Location: 26.0206° N, 80.1839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Hollywood, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0206&lon=-80.1839&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111067
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0461
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0461

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0690  68/3/23    W.HOLLYWOOD,FLA     CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1552                    N2921X              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 37, 198 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH PERRY
        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 RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- HEADWIND 20K GUSTING TO 30K. LANDED WITH FULL FLAPS,HAD NOT FLOWN FOR 87 DAYS. ACFT PORPOISED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2921X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2921X-2015-10-21), registration cancelled 2015-10-21, S/N 17700321, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: North Perry

## Other investigations on N2921X (3)

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 NYC97LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA086), Apr 30, 1997: Cessna 177 (N2921X), Lancaster, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision and his failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane departing the runway and striking the precision…
- [NTSB MIA89LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA238), Sep 2, 1989: Cessna 177 (N2921X), Woodville, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE DITCH.
- [NTSB MIA71DKT29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKT29), Dec 20, 1970: Cessna 177 (N2921X), Ochopee, FL, 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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