# NTSB MIA77DLA03: Cessna 175, N6840E, Century, FL, October 2, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1976
- Place: Century, FL · CENTURY, FL
- Location: 30.9773° N, 87.2647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Century, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9773&lon=-87.2647&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156138
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DLA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4046   76/10/2   CENTURY,FL          CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 366
        TIME - 1000                    N6840E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUFF SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATMORE,AL                   CENTURY,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- GRASS RECENTLY CUT.UNABLE TO STOP.GROUNDLOOPED AT EAST END OF 2500FT STRIP TO AVOID TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6840E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6840E-1982-04-23), registration cancelled 1982-04-23, S/N 56340 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bluff Springs

## 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 19761002035069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761002035069A), Oct 2, 1976: Cessna 175A, Century, FL, Substantial damage. Grass recently cut. Unable to stop. Groundlooped at east end of 2500FT strip to avoid trees.

## Other investigations on N6840E (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN78FTE29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE29), Feb 19, 1978: Cessna 175 (N6840E), Grand Junction, CO, destroyed

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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