# NTSB MIA70D0288: Cessna 182K, N2879R, Titusville, FL, December 31, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1969
- Place: Titusville, FL · TITUSVILLE, FL
- Location: 28.5729° N, 80.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5729&lon=-80.8204&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145813
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0288
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0288

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4583  69/12/31   TITUSVILLE,FLA      CESSNA 182K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 104
        TIME - 1915                    N2879R              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUNN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT LAUDERDALE,FLA           JACKSONVILLE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2879R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2879R-2007-11-08), registration cancelled 2007-11-08, S/N 18258479, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dunn

## Other investigations on N2879R (2)

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 ATL81FLQ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLQ06), Nov 30, 1980: Cessna 182 (N2879R), Hazard, KY, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW69D0293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0293), Nov 13, 1968: Cessna 182 (N2879R), Liberty, TX, 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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