# NTSB MIA73DKT75: Cessna 177, N29428, Ft Lauderdale, FL, March 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1973
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170469
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKT75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKT75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1703  73/3/29    FT LAUDERDALE,FLA   CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 100
        TIME - 1757                    N29428              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT LAUDERDALE INT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIMINI,BAHAMAS              FT LAUDERDALE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- GRASS AREA BEYOND RWY SCRAPED FOR APRX 1100FT.MOUNDS OF SAND AND DIRT IN AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N29428 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale Int

## 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 19730329014269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730329014269A), Mar 29, 1973: Cessna 177, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Grass area beyond rwy scraped for aprx 1100FT.mounds of sand and dirt in area.

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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