# NTSB MIA71DKT40: Cessna 182, N91697, Ocala, FL, January 23, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1971
- Place: Ocala, FL · OCALA, FL
- Location: 29.1872° N, 82.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocala, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1872&lon=-82.1401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159752
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DKT40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKT40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1154  71/1/23    OCALA,FLA           CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 318
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N91697              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINTER HAVEN,FLA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT UNK OBJECT WHILE ATMTG TO LOCATE DUCK HUNTING SITES.PLT VAGUE AS TO TIME AND LOCATION OF ACDNT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N91697 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- 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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