# NTSB MIA66F0174: Cessna 172, N7476A, Little Mtn., SC, August 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1965
- Place: Little Mtn., SC · LITTLE MTN., SC
- Location: 34.1971° N, 81.4124° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Mountain, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1971&lon=-81.4124&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178903
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0174
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0174

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2179  65/8/18    LITTLE MTN. SC      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 565
        TIME - 0930                    N7476A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7476A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7476A), registered now, S/N 29576, built 1956 (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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