# NTSB MIA73DLD66: Cessna 175, N9417B, Ocala, FL, March 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1973
- Place: Ocala, FL · OCALA, FL
- Location: 29.1872° N, 82.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocala, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1872&lon=-82.1401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173600
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DLD66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1463  73/3/26    OCALA,FLA           CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 285
        TIME - 1215                    N9417B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCALA MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT MYERS,FLA              OCALA,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           73                                                      250
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           16                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- LWR THAN NML APCH ENCTRD DWNDFT T/D ABT 100 YARDS SHORT OF RWY.WHEELS DUG IN SOFT GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9417B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9417B-1995-07-28), registration cancelled 1995-07-28, S/N 208B0065 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 208B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (registry code 2073701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ocala Municipal

## 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 19730326013769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730326013769A), Mar 26, 1973: Cessna 175, Ocala, FL, Substantial damage. Lwr than nml apch enctrd dwndft t/d abt 100 yards short of rwy. Wheels dug in soft gnd.

## Other investigations on N9417B (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 LAX95FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA141), Mar 22, 1995: Cessna 208B (N9417B), Reno, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to comply with published instrument approach procedures by a premature descent below the minimum altitude specified for the approach.

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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