# NTSB ATL81DKJ06: Cessna 172, N78803, Dothan, AL, January 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1981
- Place: Dothan, AL · DOTHAN, AL
- Location: 31.2232° N, 85.3905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dothan, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2232&lon=-85.3905&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127402
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DKJ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKJ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0263  81/1/13    DOTHAN,AL           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 1083
        TIME - 1720                    N78803              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHEELLESS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MOBILE,AL                   ENTERPRISE,AL                DOTHAN,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- ENTERED TFC PATTERN ON LH BASE LEG.OVERSHOT FINAL,CORRECTING,UNDERSHOT RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78803](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78803-1981-10-19), registration cancelled 1981-10-19, S/N 17257771 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wheelless

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810113001929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810113001929A), Jan 13, 1981: Cessna 172K, Dothan, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to touch down short of runway causing substantial damge.

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.

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