# NTSB MIA65A0105: Cessna 172, N8004B, Evergreen, AL, April 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1965
- Place: Evergreen, AL · EVERGREEN, AL
- Location: 31.4332° N, 86.9761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evergreen, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4332&lon=-86.9761&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65A0105
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65A0105

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0421  65/4/24    EVERGREEN ALA       CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 250
        TIME - 1900                    N8004B              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDDLETON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-04/25/65.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8004B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8004B-1965-07-15), registration cancelled 1965-07-15, S/N 29804 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Middleton

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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