# Accident 19760313003969A: Cessna 172K, Port Gibson, MS, March 13, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1976
- Place: Port Gibson, MS
- Airport: Nelson Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 31.9558° N, 90.9834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Gibson, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9558&lon=-90.9834&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79568, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79568-1979-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 49 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FKQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKQ26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760313003969A

## Narrative

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

ACFT STRUCK A PUDDLE OF WATER.

## 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 MIA76FKQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKQ26), Mar 13, 1976: Cessna 172 (N79568), Port Gibson, MS, 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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