# NTSB MIA65D0018: Cessna 172, N8212U, Elberton, GA, March 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1965
- Place: Elberton, GA · ELBERTON, GA
- Location: 34.1066° N, 82.8725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elberton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1066&lon=-82.8725&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179518
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65D0018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65D0018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0517  65/3/19    ELBERTON GA         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N8212U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELBERT COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- DOOR CAME OPEN DURING TAKEOFF RUN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8212U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8212U-1974-12-20), registration cancelled 1974-12-20, S/N 17252112 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elbert County

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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