# NTSB MIA70F0266: Cessna 180, N4571B, Homestead, FL, December 20, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1969
- Place: Homestead, FL · HOMESTEAD, FL
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145381
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0266
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0266

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4540  69/12/20   HOMESTEAD,FLA       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 552
        TIME - 1130                    N4571B              PX-  0  0  2  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOMESTEAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOMESTEAD,FLA               HOMESTEAD,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4571B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4571B), registered now, S/N 31470, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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: Homestead

## Other investigations on N4571B (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 MIA74DKT45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT45), Dec 29, 1973: Cessna 180 (N4571B), Delray Beach, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73DKT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKT10), Jul 1, 1972: Cessna 180 (N4571B), Homestead, 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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