# NTSB MIA80DLE08: Cessna 206, N8771Q, Groveland, FL, September 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1980
- Place: Groveland, FL · GROVELAND, FL
- Location: 28.6429° N, 81.7945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Groveland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6429&lon=-81.7945&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128982
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLE08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLE08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2443  80/9/14    GROVELAND,FL        CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N8771Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 44, 3831 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            62 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPA LOCKA,FL                GROVELAND,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- OFF ARPT LNDG IN GRASS FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8771Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grass 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 19800914050079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800914050079A), Sep 14, 1980: Cessna 206CESSNA, Groveland, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted landing on wet sod strip. Could not stop aircraft. Hit trees at end of runway.

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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