# NTSB MIA71DKT29: Cessna 177, N2921X, Ochopee, FL, December 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1970
- Place: Ochopee, FL · OCHOPEE, FL
- Location: 25.9015° N, 81.3034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ochopee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9015&lon=-81.3034&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DKT29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKT29

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4434  70/12/20   OCHOPEE,FLA         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 145
        TIME - 1715                    N2921X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAN GEARY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OCHOPEE,FLA                 HOLLYWOOD,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- PWR LOSS,CONT TKOF TURNED L TO AVOID CONST EQPMT.L GR HIT CONST FILL DIRT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2921X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2921X-2015-10-21), registration cancelled 2015-10-21, S/N 17700321, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dan Geary

## Other investigations on N2921X (3)

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 NYC97LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA086), Apr 30, 1997: Cessna 177 (N2921X), Lancaster, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision and his failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane departing the runway and striking the precision…
- [NTSB MIA89LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA238), Sep 2, 1989: Cessna 177 (N2921X), Woodville, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE DITCH.
- [NTSB MIA68D0461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0461), Mar 23, 1968: Cessna 177 (N2921X), W.Hollywood, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.