# NTSB MIA72FLD08: Cessna 180, N204JG, Brandon, FL, August 21, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1971
- Place: Brandon, FL · BRANDON, FL
- Location: 27.9378° N, 82.2859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brandon, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9378&lon=-82.2859&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162658
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FLD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FLD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1921  71/8/21    BRANDON,FLA         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 2300
        TIME - 1330                    N204JG              PX-  0  1  3  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 596 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAVES FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRANDON,FLA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO INSURE CLEAR T/O PATH. T/O RUN EXTENDED DUE 181 LB OVER MAX GROSS WT. HIT TRACTOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N204JG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N204JG-1973-05-29), registration cancelled 1973-05-29, S/N 31970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Graves Farm Strip

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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