# NTSB MIA67D0557: Cessna 172, N7446T, Savannah, GA, March 22, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1967
- Place: Savannah, GA · SAVANNAH, GA
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117952
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0557
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0557

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0913  67/3/22    SAVANNAH, GA        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 250
        TIME - 1600                    N7446T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED ON BEACH. NO EVIDENCE OF ENGINE MALFUNCTION. TIDE SUBMERGED ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7446T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7446T), registered now, S/N 47046, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (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

## Other investigations on N7446T (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 UNK64X0141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0141), Jan 3, 1964: Cessna 172A (N7446T), Easton, PA, 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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