# NTSB MIA79DLD46: Cessna 195, N2180C, St Petersburg, FL, March 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1979
- Place: St Petersburg, FL · ST PETERSBURG, FL
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137439
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLD46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0420   79/3/3    ST PETERSBURG,FL    CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 1124
        TIME - 1600                    N2180C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 534 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBERT WHITTED
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST PETERSBURG,FL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- HUGHES 269 HELICOPTER,N58195,SUB DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2180C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2180C), registered now, S/N 16165, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Registry model: [Cessna 195B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195b) (registry code 2073112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs R755B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (registry code 35007, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Albert Whitted

## 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 19790303004039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790303004039A), Mar 3, 1979: Cessna 195, St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck parked helicopter during taxi for takeoff.

## Other investigations on N2180C (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 MIA95LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA195), Aug 7, 1995: Cessna 195B (N2180C), Macon, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was an engine compartment fire of undetermined origin.

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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