# NTSB MIA75FLD50: Cessna 177B, N48Y, Tarpon Springs, FL, January 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1975
- Place: Tarpon Springs, FL · TARPON SPRINGS, FL
- Location: 28.1491° N, 82.7794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tarpon Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1491&lon=-82.7794&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147448
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FLD50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLD50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0203  75/1/28    TARPON SPRINGS,FL   CESSNA 177B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 78, 15517
        TIME - 0705                    N48Y                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 702 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TORII FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TARPON SPRINGS,FL           STUART,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        REMARKS- PREOCCUPIED WITH DEFROSTING THE WINDSHIELD.ACFT VEERED TO R STRUCK N50305 DMGD VERT STABILIZER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48Y-1976-05-21), registration cancelled 1976-05-21, S/N 17701693, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Torii Field

## 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 19750128001619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750128001619A), Jan 28, 1975: Cessna 177B, Tarpon Springs, FL, Substantial damage. Preoccupied with defrosting the windshield. Acft veered to r struck N50305 dmgd vert stabilizer.

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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