# NTSB MIA70FKT04: Cessna 180, N3185D, S.Miami, FL, January 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1970
- Place: S.Miami, FL · S.MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7085° N, 80.2951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7085&lon=-80.2951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143162
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70FKT04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70FKT04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0463  70/1/28    S.MIAMI,FLA         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 2250
        TIME - 1120                    N3185D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOMSTEAD,FLA                KISSIMMEE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PROP NOT FOUND.LNDD IN A SWAMPY AREA,WATER APRX 18 IN DEEP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3185D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3185D), registered now, S/N 31983, 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

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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