# NTSB MIA76AM098: Cessna 421B, N41107, De Funiak Spgs, FL, August 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1976
- Place: De Funiak Spgs, FL · DE FUNIAK SPGS, FL
- Location: 30.7061° N, 86.1186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeFuniak Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7061&lon=-86.1186&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155228
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2797   76/8/1    DE FUNIAK SPGS,FL   CESSNA 421B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 6507
        TIME - 1712                    N41107              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 806 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PANAMA CITY,FL              DE FUNIAK SPGS,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL .205%. COLLIDED W GROUND DURING THIRD PASS OVER PARENTS HOUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41107](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41107-1976-12-03), registration cancelled 1976-12-03, S/N 421B0455, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Registry model: [Cessna 421B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (registry code 2076014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760801032419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760801032419A), Aug 1, 1976: Cessna 421B, De Funiak Spgs, FL, Destroyed. Blood alcohol lvl .205 . Collided w ground during third pass over parents house.

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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