# NTSB MIA76FLA01: Cessna 177B, N34731, Tallahassee, FL, July 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1975
- Place: Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Location: 30.4383° N, 84.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallahassee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4383&lon=-84.2807&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 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FLA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2874  75/7/24    TALLAHASSEE,FL      CESSNA 177B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 309
        TIME - 1600                    N34731              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COMMERCIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CLARKSDALE,MS               TALLAHASSEE,FL               MONTGOMERY,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HI APCH,PLT FLEW ACFT ONTO GND,BOUNCED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34731](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34731), registered now, S/N 17701965, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Commercial

## 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 19750724028209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750724028209A), Jul 24, 1975: Cessna 177B, Tallahassee, FL, Substantial damage. Hi apch,plt flew acft onto gnd,bounced.

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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