# Accident 19741027038189A: Cessna 172K, Haleyville, AL, October 27, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1974
- Place: Haleyville, AL
- Airport: Posey Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 34.2803° N, 87.6004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at POSEY FLD (1M4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2803&lon=-87.6004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7046G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7046G-1975-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75AM024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM024-142927) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741027038189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT OBSVD MAKING T/G LDGS.IMPACTED GND 450-600FT SHORT OF RWY,LDG LGT ON.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA75AM024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM024-142927), Oct 27, 1974: Cessna 172K (N7046G), Haleyville, AL, destroyed, 4 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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