# NTSB MIA68A0058: Cessna 170B, N1953C, Warm Springs, GA, December 22, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1967
- Place: Warm Springs, GA · WARM SPRINGS, GA
- Location: 32.8874° N, 84.6782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warm Springs, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8874&lon=-84.6782&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112582
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68A0058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1159  67/12/22   WARM SPRINGS,GA     CESSNA 170B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 71, 1006
        TIME - 1456                    N1953C              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE/RADIO, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT STALLED FROM LOW ALT TURN IN HEAVY RAIN. WEA BRIEF TERM BY PLT PRIOR TO RCPT OF PERTINENT INFO
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1953C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1953C-1968-06-14), registration cancelled 1968-06-14, S/N 26098, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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