# NTSB MIA71AM054: Cessna 401A, N6235Q, Ft Lauderdale, FL, December 29, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1970
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71AM054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2530  70/12/29   FT LAUDERDALE,FLA   CESSNA 401A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 2575
        TIME - 1531                    N6235Q              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 418 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT LAUDERDLE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUGUSTA,GA                  FT LAUDERDALE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- ENCTRD TURB APRX 95SEC BEHIND,BELOW LDG B727 JET FLT PATH.TWR CAUTIONED WAKE TURB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6235Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ft Lauderdle Intl

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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