# Accident 19750208002459A: Cessna 172, Columbia, AL, February 8, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1975
- Place: Columbia, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 31.2954° N, 85.1102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2954&lon=-85.1102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6238E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6238E-1976-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 44 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75FKJ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKJ42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750208002459A

## Narrative

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

APRX 15 MIN AFTER DPTG DOTHAN ENG FAILED.FUEL TANKS FOUND EMPTY.

## 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 MIA75FKJ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKJ42), Feb 8, 1975: Cessna 172 (N6238E), Columbia, AL, substantial damage

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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