MIA68A0091

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172H · Belmont, MS · May 2, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 2, 1968
Place
Belmont, MS · BELMONT, MS
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1789FCessna 172H
Status
Completed · report June 11, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111351

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1040   68/5/2    BELMONT,MISS        CESSNA 172H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 135
        TIME - 2100                    N1789F              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TISHOMINGO COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.18 PCT.

Aircraft

Registration
N1789F
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Tishomingo County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.