# NTSB MIA66D0456: Cessna 172, N8595U, Villa Rica, GA, March 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1966
- Place: Villa Rica, GA · VILLA RICA, GA
- Location: 33.7278° N, 84.9202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Villa Rica, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7278&lon=-84.9202&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173053
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0456
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0456

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0415   66/3/9    VILLA RICA GA       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 400
        TIME - 0905                    N8595U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 325 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8595U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8595U), registered now, S/N 17252495 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (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
- Airport: Flying Ranch

## Other investigations on N8595U (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 CHI74FEP10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEP10), Aug 10, 1973: Cessna 172 (N8595U), Cadott, WI, destroyed

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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