# NTSB MIA73AM106: Cessna 185B, N2560Z, Sun City Ctr, FL, June 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1973
- Place: Sun City Ctr, FL · SUN CITY CTR, FL
- Location: 27.7144° N, 82.3558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sun City Center, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7144&lon=-82.3558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190665
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1096   73/6/3    SUN CITY CTR,FLA    CESSNA 185B         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N2560Z              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            37, 6587 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUN CITY CENTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUN CITY CTR,FLA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
        REMARKS- SKYDIVERS JUMPED OK.ACFT CRASHED IN HI SPEED IMPACT.PLT HAD MASSIVE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2560Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2560Z-1973-10-01), registration cancelled 1973-10-01, S/N 185-0560, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185B
- Registry model: [Cessna 185B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185b) (registry code 2072806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sun City Center

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730603018529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730603018529A), Jun 3, 1973: Cessna A185E, Sun City Ctr, FL, Destroyed. Skydivers jumped ok. Acft crashed in hi speed impact. Plt had massive myocardial infarction.

## Other investigations on N2560Z (1)

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 MIA68F0422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0422), Nov 15, 1967: Cessna 185B (N2560Z), Chamblee, GA, 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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