# NTSB MIA77DLD87: Cessna 188, N4868R, Plant City, FL, September 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1977
- Place: Plant City, FL · PLANT CITY, FL
- Location: 28.0157° N, 82.1168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plant City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0157&lon=-82.1168&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 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145275
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DLD87
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLD87

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2958  77/9/29    PLANT CITY,FL       CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 600
        TIME - 1330                    N4868R              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLANT CITY MUNICI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WIMAUMA,FL                  PLANT CITY,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4868R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4868R-1988-06-03), registration cancelled 1988-06-03, S/N 18802387T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Plant City Munici

## 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 19770929031919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770929031919A), Sep 29, 1977: Cessna A188B, Plant City, FL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4868R (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 MKC85LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA126), Jun 8, 1985: Cessna A-188-B (N4868R), Broadwater, NE, 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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