# NTSB MIA72FLD26: Cessna 172, N6485B, Tampa, FL, November 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1971
- Place: Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117200
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FLD26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FLD26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3584  71/11/25   TAMPA,FLA           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 141
        TIME - 1328                    N6485B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAMPA INTRNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAINESVILLE,FLA             TAMPA,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF UNSAFE AIRPORT CONDITIONS
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDD ON CLSD PORTION OF RWY.NO NOTAM AT DEP PT,CTL TWR DID NOT ADVISE PLT OF DITCH CROSSING RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6485B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6485B-1993-08-25), registration cancelled 1993-08-25, S/N 29685 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tampa Intrnl

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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