# NTSB MIA82FA044: Cessna 182B, N2280G, W. Of Homestead, FL, February 7, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: February 7, 1982, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: W. Of Homestead, FL
- Coordinates: 25.490335, -80.509773 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4903&lon=-80.5098&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 8 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72934
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82FA044
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72934/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FA044

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Midair collision, cruise - normal
  - visual lookout - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Midair collision, cruise - normal
  - visual lookout - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis (aircraft 2)

CESSNA N2280G AND PIPER N7361P COLLIDED IN MIDAIR IN A REMOTE AREA OF THE EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, FLORIDA.

## Analysis (aircraft 1)

A WITNESS STATED THAT THE CESSNA 182B, N2280G, DEPARTED EVERGLADES CITY AIRPORT BETWEEN 1630 AND 1645 EST. ANOTHER WITNESS STATED THAT THE PIPER PA-24, N7361P, DEPARTED FROM THE SAME AIRPORT ABOUT 1700 EST. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH EACH OTHER OVER A REMOTE AREA OF THE EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK.

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N2280G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2280G-2014-09-16), registration cancelled 2014-09-16, S/N 51580, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 51580
- Airframe hours: 1979
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: George E. Harris
- Registered owner: George E. Harris
- Departed: EVERGLADES, FL
- Destination: HOMESTEAD, FL

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N7361P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7361P-1982-09-28), registration cancelled 1982-09-28, S/N 24-2539 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-180
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 24-2539
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A1A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Frank Smykal
- Registered owner: Frank Smykal
- Departed: EVERGLADES, FL
- Destination: HOMESTEAD, FL

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot, aircraft N2280G; age 64; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 35,142 total, 1,019 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours
- Pilot, aircraft N7361P; age 64; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 862 total, 341 in this make and model, 827 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 7° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Temperature: 171 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TMB, 17 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820207002761A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820207002761A), Feb 7, 1982: Cessna 182B, Homestead, FL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Aircraft involved in mid-air collision 10 miles west of Homestead, Florida.
- [Accident 19820207002762A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820207002762A), Feb 7, 1982: Piper PA24, Homestead, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft involved in mid-air collision 10 miles west of Homestead, Florida.

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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