# NTSB MIA79DLA13: Cessna 185, N4544F, Deland, FL, December 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1978
- Place: Deland, FL · DELAND, FL
- Location: 29.0227° N, 81.2865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeLand, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0227&lon=-81.2865&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138007
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4224  78/12/30   DELAND,FL           CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 988
        TIME - 1300                    N4544F              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 174 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DELAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DELAND,FL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- PLT SEAT LATCH DISENGAGED DURING TKOF ROLL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4544F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Deland

## 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 19781230040949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781230040949A), Dec 30, 1978: Cessna A185E, Deland, FL, Substantial damage. Plt seat latch disengaged during tkof roll

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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