# NTSB MIA75AM061: Cessna 182J, N456BC, Tampa, FL, February 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1975
- Place: Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148224
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75AM061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0770  75/2/20    TAMPA,FL            CESSNA 182J         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 105
        TIME - 0120                    N456BC              PX-  1  2  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETER O KNIGHT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FL                    TAMPA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT MONITOR FLT INSTRUMENTS,EXCESSIVE DSCNT NOT DETECTED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N456BC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456BC-1975-05-29), registration cancelled 1975-05-29, S/N 18257174, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Peter O Knight

## 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 19750220008639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750220008639A), Feb 20, 1975: Cessna 182H, Tampa, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt did not monitor flt instruments,excessive dscnt not detected

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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