# Accident 20030427008499A: Cessna 172D, Randolph, MS, April 27, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2003, 15:30 local time
- Place: Randolph, MS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2333° N, 88.9833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2333&lon=-88.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2371U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2371U-2006-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 15 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030427008499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT NEAR GROUND.

## 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 MIA03LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA099), Apr 27, 2003: Cessna 172D (N2371U), South Ponotoc, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain altitude and aircraft control during a low pass over a grass runway, which resulted in the airplane impacting the ground.

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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