# NTSB MIA80DLD11: Cessna 182, N52742, Ocala, FL, November 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1979
- Place: Ocala, FL · OCALA, FL
- Location: 29.1872° N, 82.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocala, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1872&lon=-82.1401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLD11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3639  79/11/15   OCALA,FL            CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1908                    N52742              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCALA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAINESVILLE,FL              OCALA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT CLAIMED DRIFTED OFF RWY CNTRLNE WHILE LOOKING FOR GLASSES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52742](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52742-2010-01-27), registration cancelled 2010-01-27, S/N 172S11006 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ocala

## 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 19791115039819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791115039819A), Nov 15, 1979: Cessna 182, Ocala, FL, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of airplane on landing roll. Hit ditch. Falsified private pilot certificate. Student only.

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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