# NTSB MIA66A0062: Cessna 172, N6232E, St Marys, GA, November 27, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1965
- Place: St Marys, GA · ST MARYS, GA
- Location: 30.7567° N, 81.5784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Marys, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7567&lon=-81.5784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175001
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66A0062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1012  65/11/27   ST MARYS GA         CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 2030                    N6232E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST MARY S
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          HAZE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 11/29/65.WITNESS SAID WX REAL BAD LOW CLOUDS LGT MIST,DARK NITE ,CLD HGT NOT EST
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6232E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6232E-1966-01-19), registration cancelled 1966-01-19, S/N 46332 (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: St Mary S

## Other investigations on N6232E (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 MIA66F0097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0097), Jun 28, 1965: Cessna 172 (N6232E), Vero Beach, FL, 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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