# NTSB DIA67D0004: Cessna 172, N8062B, Long Beach, NC, December 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1966
- Place: Long Beach, NC · LONG BEACH, NC
- Location: 33.9105° N, 78.1178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9105&lon=-78.1178&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA67D0004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67D0004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3966  66/12/26   LONG BEACH NC       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 600
        TIME - 1645                    N8062B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 360 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON BEACH.NOSE WHEEL SANK INTO SOFT AREA IN SAND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8062B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8062B), registered now, S/N 29862, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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