# NTSB MIA67D0117: Cessna 172, N3971L, Nashville, GA, July 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1966
- Place: Nashville, GA · NASHVILLE, GA
- Location: 31.2057° N, 83.2464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2057&lon=-83.2464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122138
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0117
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0117

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2100  66/7/29    NASHVILLE GA        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 300
        TIME - 1930                    N3971L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SWINDLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3971L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3971L), registered now, S/N 17254140 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (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: Swindle

## Other investigations on N3971L (2)

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 WPR24FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA035), Nov 14, 2023: Cessna 172G (N3971L), Provo, UT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a chandelle maneuver, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and descent into trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident…
- [NTSB ATL87LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA058), Jan 9, 1987: Cessna 172G (N3971L), Tuskegee, AL, 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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