# NTSB MIA76FLD88: Cessna 172D, N2844U, Tampa Bay, FL, April 27, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1975
- Place: Tampa Bay, FL · TAMPA BAY, FL
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149035
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FLD88
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD88

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3439  75/4/27    TAMPA BAY,FL        CESSNA 172D         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 16,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N2844U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST PETERSBURG,FL           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT CRASHED INTO ABT 15 FT OF WATER.DROWNING VICTIM FOUND 4/28/75.STOLEN ACFT FOUND 9/22/75.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2844U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2844U-1975-12-15), registration cancelled 1975-12-15, S/N 17250444 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (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 19750427035159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750427035159A), Apr 27, 1975: Cessna 172D, Tampa Bay, FL, Destroyed. Acft crashed into abt 15 ft of water. Drowning victim found 4/28/75.stolen acft found 9/22/75.

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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