# NTSB MIA79DKT43: Cessna 177B, N1406C, Naples, FL, February 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1979
- Place: Naples, FL · NAPLES, FL
- Location: 26.1505° N, 81.7953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naples, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1505&lon=-81.7953&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137157
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKT43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1059  79/2/13    NAPLES,FL           CESSNA 177B         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N1406C              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAPLES MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NAPLES,FL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1406C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1406C), registered now, S/N 17702722, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Naples Municipal

## 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 19790213002879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790213002879A), Feb 13, 1979: Cessna 177, Naples, FL, Substantial damage. Student pilot landed hard and lost control.

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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