# NTSB MIA67D0579: Cessna 172, N9168B, Palmetto, GA, May 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1967
- Place: Palmetto, GA · PALMETTO, GA
- Location: 33.5407° N, 84.6766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmetto, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5407&lon=-84.6766&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116393
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0579
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0579

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1616  67/5/24    PALMETTO,GA         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N9168B              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH FULTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9168B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9168B), registered now, S/N 36768, built 1958 (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
- Airport: South Fulton

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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