# NTSB MIA69F0418: Cessna A185E, N4799Q, St Petersburg, FL, February 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1969
- Place: St Petersburg, FL · ST PETERSBURG, FL
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0418
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0418

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0760   69/2/9    ST PETERSBURG,FLA   CESSNA A185E        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 35,
        TIME - 1130                    N4799Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  9880 TOTAL HOURS, 167 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4799Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- 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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