# NTSB MIA70F0218: Cessna 182, N70633, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, October 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1969
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180729
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0218
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0218

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3191  69/10/21   FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 522
        TIME - 1402                    N70633              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT.LAUDERDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPA LOCKA,FLA               FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- SLACK IN ELEVATOR CNTL CABLE. PLT MADE GO-AROUND. DAMAGE TO FIREWALL CAUSED MORE SLACK FOR 3RD LDG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70633](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70633), registered now, S/N 18259333, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (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: Ft.Lauderdale

## Other investigations on N70633 (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 MIA73DKT90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKT90), Apr 28, 1973: Cessna 182 (N70633), W.Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA71DKT71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKT71-201410), Jul 23, 1971: Cessna 182 (N70633), Lantana, FL, 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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