# NTSB MIA74DKT45: Cessna 180, N4571B, Delray Beach, FL, December 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1973
- Place: Delray Beach, FL · DELRAY BEACH, FL
- Location: 26.4559° N, 80.0904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delray Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4559&lon=-80.0904&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187536
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKT45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3812  73/12/29   DELRAY BEACH,FLA    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 222
        TIME - 0930                    N4571B              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DELRAY DROP ZONE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOCA BATON,FLA              DELRAY BEACH,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- FERRY TO JUMP STRIP.HIT SOFT SANDY RISE AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4571B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4571B), registered now, S/N 31470, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Delray Drop Zone

## 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 19731229040919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731229040919A), Dec 29, 1973: Cessna 180, Delray Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Ferry to jump strip. Hit soft sandy rise at end of rwy.

## Other investigations on N4571B (2)

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 MIA73DKT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKT10), Jul 1, 1972: Cessna 180 (N4571B), Homestead, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA70F0266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0266), Dec 20, 1969: Cessna 180 (N4571B), Homestead, FL, 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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