# NTSB MIA68A0091: Cessna 172H, N1789F, Belmont, MS, May 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1968
- Place: Belmont, MS · BELMONT, MS
- Location: 34.5050° N, 88.2083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belmont, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5050&lon=-88.2083&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111351
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68A0091
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0091

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1789F-1968-06-14), registration cancelled 1968-06-14, S/N 172-55184, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tishomingo County

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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