MIA69A0018

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Miami, FL · October 5, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 5, 1968
Place
Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
Injuries
3 fatal, 3 serious
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N29407Cessna 177N3306FCessna 182J
Status
Completed · report November 6, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
192168

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4836   68/10/5   MIAMI,FLA           CESSNA 182J         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 200
        TIME - 1437                    N3306F              PX-  1  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  2  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  173                         HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   182
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  180                  EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- CRASHED IN LAGOON. WATER 12 FT DEEP.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4836   68/10/5   MIAMI,FLA           CESSNA 177          CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1437                    N29407              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 1518 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  3  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  173                         HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   3
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  180                  EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- INSTRUMENT TRAINING FLT.COLLIDED APPROX 880-1290 FT AGL.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N29407
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Registration
N3306F
Reported as
Cessna 182J
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.