# NTSB MIA80DLD01: Cessna 185F, N4593E, Vero Beach, FL, October 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1979
- Place: Vero Beach, FL · VERO BEACH, FL
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132735
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD01

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3793   79/10/6   VERO BEACH,FL       CESSNA 185F         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1059                    N4593E              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 29, 2089 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERO BEACH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKELAND,FL                 VERO BEACH,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4593E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4593E-1979-10-12), registration cancelled 1979-10-12, S/N 18503804, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vero Beach Muni

## 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 19791006024569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791006024569A), Oct 6, 1979: Cessna 185, Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Airplane ground-looped during landing 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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