# NTSB MIA67D0464: Cessna 172, N3951L, Northport, AL, January 7, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1967
- Place: Northport, AL · NORTHPORT, AL
- Location: 33.2576° N, 87.5964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northport, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2576&lon=-87.5964&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119602
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0464
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0464

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0082   67/1/7    NORTHPORT,ALA       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0100                    N3951L              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN DE GRAAFF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- INJURY INDEX AND TOTAL ABOARD PRESUMED.ACFT FOUND ON TIE DOWN LINE.DAMAGE INDICATED HARD LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3951L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Van De Graaff

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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