# NTSB MIA80DLD06: Cessna 185F, N86330, Ft. Meyers, FL, October 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1979
- Place: Ft. Meyers, FL · FT. MEYERS, FL
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3680  79/10/21   FT. MEYERS,FL       CESSNA 185F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 2020
        TIME - 1415                    N86330              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT. MEYERS,FL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- R MAIN GEAR STRUCK MOUND OF SAND DRG LOW PASS WHILE PLT WAS PHOTOGRAPHING PROPERTY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N86330 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Page Field

## 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 19791021031599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791021031599A), Oct 21, 1979: Cessna 185, Ft Myers, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot hit a sand dune while flying low over the beach to take pictures.

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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