# NTSB MIA75FLA34: Cessna 182, N4719D, Lake Como, FL, March 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1975
- Place: Lake Como, FL · LAKE COMO, FL
- Location: 29.4839° N, 81.5729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Como, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4839&lon=-81.5729&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170780
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FLA34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLA34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1783   75/3/2    LAKE COMO,FL        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 550
        TIME - 2005                    N4719D              PX-  0  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THUNDERBIRD AIRPK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORLANDO,FL                  LAKE COMO,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK 55FT TREE 560FT BEFORE RWY.PLT ON DUTY 11 HRS.PLT EXPIRED APRX 3 WEEKS AFTR ACDT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4719D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4719D-1975-06-09), registration cancelled 1975-06-09, S/N 34819 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Thunderbird Airpk

## 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 19750302009839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750302009839A), Mar 2, 1975: Cessna 182A, Lake Como, FL, Destroyed. Acft struck 55FT tree 560FT before rwy. Plt on duty 11 hrs. Plt expired aprx 3 weeks aftr acdt.

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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