# NTSB MIA75DLD26: Cessna 172, N20471, St Petersburg, FL, October 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1974
- Place: St Petersburg, FL · ST PETERSBURG, FL
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143126
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DLD26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLD26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3558  74/10/16   ST PETERSBURG,FLA   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 89 TOTAL
        TIME - 0215                    N20471              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBERT WHITTED
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOKSVILLE,FLA             ST PETERSBURG,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DMGD NOSE GR AND PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20471](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20471), registered now, S/N 17261314, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Albert Whitted

## 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 19741016035979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741016035979A), Oct 16, 1974: Cessna 172M, St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. Dmgd nose gr and prop.

## Other investigations on N20471 (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 CHI78FCA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FCA04), Sep 26, 1978: Cessna 172M (N20471), Cahokia, IL, 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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