# NTSB MIA76AM108: Cessna 414, N8PR, Brighton, FL, September 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1976
- Place: Brighton, FL · BRIGHTON, FL
- Location: 27.2259° N, 81.0951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brighton, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2259&lon=-81.0951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 11, 1976
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79716
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM108
- Board report AAR7705 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7705.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM108

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2971  76/9/13  NR.BRIGHTON,FL        MCDONNELL F4E       CR-  1  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 35,
        TIME - 0954                    USAF0255            PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              2591 TOTAL HOURS, 1742 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  4  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOMESTEAD AFB,FL            RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   5                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT OPERATING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN HOMESTEAD AFB SUPPLEMENTAL REGS AND AF REGS.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2971  76/9/13  NR.BRIGHTON,FL        CESSNA 414          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 798
        TIME - 0954                    N8PR                PX-  3  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 266 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.LAUDERDALE,FL            TALLAHASSEE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   5                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N8PR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8PR-1976-12-27), registration cancelled 1976-12-27, S/N 414-0254, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Registry model: [Cessna 414](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (registry code 2075908) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: USAF0255 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL F4E
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- 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 19760913035012A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760913035012A), Sep 13, 1976: Cessna 414, Brighton, FL, Destroyed, 3 fatal

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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