# NTSB MIA69F0180: Cessna 172, N1606F, Mcintosh, FL, August 31, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1968
- Place: Mcintosh, FL · MCINTOSH, FL
- Location: 29.4494° N, 82.2207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McIntosh, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4494&lon=-82.2207&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108525
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0180
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0180

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3431  68/8/31    MCINTOSH,FLA        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 3328
        TIME - 1100                    N1606F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1840 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE LAKE SHORE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- DOG RAN IN FRONT OF ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1606F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1606F-2004-04-28), registration cancelled 2004-04-28, S/N 17255001, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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: Orange Lake Shore

## Other investigations on N1606F (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 CHI03LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA216), Jul 18, 2003: Cessna 172H (N1606F), Isle, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. The trees, high density altitude, and the soft field were additional factors.

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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