# NTSB MIA77DLD60: Cessna 182, N6PR, Cape Canaveral, FL, May 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1977
- Place: Cape Canaveral, FL · CAPE CANAVERAL, FL
- Location: 28.3932° N, 80.6048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cape Canaveral, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3932&lon=-80.6048&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147343
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DLD60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLD60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2540  77/5/22    CAPE CANAVERAL,FL   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE
        TIME - 1035                    N6PR                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR, 0 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NASA SKID STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FL                    CAPE CANAVERAL,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- STOLEN AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6PR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nasa Skid Strip

## 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 19770522012589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770522012589A), May 22, 1977: Cessna 182P, Cape Canaveral, FL, Substantial damage. Stolen aircraft.

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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