# NTSB MIA79DLD05: Cessna 402, N3254, Tampa, FL, October 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1978
- Place: Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138144
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4321   78/10/7 NR.TAMPA,FL           CESSNA 402          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 10500
        TIME - 0130                    N3254               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VANDENBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        TAMPA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3254 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vandenburg

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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