# NTSB MIA70AM080: Cessna 172H, N2506L, St Petersburg, FL, April 6, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1970
- 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: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138822
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70AM080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70AM080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0049   70/4/6    ST PETERSBURG,FLA   CESSNA 172H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 1910                    N2506L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBERT WHITTED
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ZEPHRYHILLS,FLA             LANTANA,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 406 MG PCT.DOVE INTO SHALLOW WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2506L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2506L-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 17255706 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Albert Whitted

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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