# Accident 20030725016389A: Cessna 172S, Olive Branch, MS, July 25, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2003, 18:10 local time
- Place: Olive Branch, MS
- Airport: Olive Branch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9786° N, 89.7869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9786&lon=-89.7869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N970SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N970SP-2005-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03CA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030725016389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 MIA03CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03CA148), Jul 25, 2003: Cessna 172S (N970SP), Olive Branch, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare/touchdown and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in a hard landing and damage to the airplane.

## Other reports on N970SP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20040801023499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040801023499A), Aug 1, 2004: Cessna 172S (N970SP), Waterloo, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The accident aircraft was flying near Waterloo, Alabama just above the Tennessee river at approximately 1600 hours on August 01, 2004. Several witnesses…

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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