# NTSB MIA74DLD17: Cessna 182, N2026R, Sanford, FL, August 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1973
- Place: Sanford, FL · SANFORD, FL
- Location: 28.7845° N, 81.2761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7845&lon=-81.2761&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188859
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DLD17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3423  73/8/10    SANFORD,FLA         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 12950
        TIME - 0845                    N2026R              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORLANDO,FLA                 SANFORD,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- ACFT AND VAN COLLIDED ON TAXIWAY.ACFT CLRD TO TAXI VAN DPTG TRML AREA RAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2026R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2026R-2012-08-22), registration cancelled 2012-08-22, S/N 18255226, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (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: Sanford

## 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 19730810035449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730810035449A), Aug 10, 1973: Cessna 182G, Sanford, FL, Substantial damage. Acft and van collided on taxiway. Acft clrd to taxi van dptg trml area ramp.

## Other investigations on N2026R (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 MIA76DLD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD21), Sep 23, 1975: Cessna 182 (N2026R), Brandon, 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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