# NTSB MIA71DLD41: Cessna 177, N2381Y, Minneola, FL, January 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1971
- Place: Minneola, FL · MINNEOLA, FL
- Location: 28.6024° N, 81.7294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneola, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6024&lon=-81.7294&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 November 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159949
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DLD41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLD41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0435   71/1/3    MINNEOLA,FLA        CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1909
        TIME - 0700                    N2381Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KERLIN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINNEOLA,FLA                ORLANDO,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SCORED
        REMARKS- NO 1 CYLINDER WALL SCORED UNABLE TO HOLD COMPRESSION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2381Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kerlin Field

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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