# NTSB MIA77PLD83: Cessna 411, N4920T, New Prt Richey, FL, September 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1977
- Place: New Prt Richey, FL · NEW PRT RICHEY, FL
- Location: 28.2466° N, 82.7175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Port Richey, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2466&lon=-82.7175&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 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145232
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77PLD83
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77PLD83

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3026   77/9/5    NEW PRT RICHEY,FL   CESSNA 411          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 722
        TIME - 2045                    N4920T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HIDDEN LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          OMAHA,NE                    NEW PRT RICHEY,FL            BIRMINGHAM,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4920T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4920T-2013-07-30), registration cancelled 2013-07-30, S/N 411-0120, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Registry model: [Cessna 411](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411) (registry code 2075902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hidden Lake

## 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 19770905031819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770905031819A), Sep 5, 1977: Cessna 411, New Prt Richey, FL, Substantial damage

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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