# NTSB MIA68D0067: Cessna 172C, N1628Y, Savannah Beach, GA, June 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1967
- Place: Savannah Beach, GA · SAVANNAH BEACH, GA
- Location: 31.9938° N, 80.8484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah Beach, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9938&lon=-80.8484&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116201
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2105  67/6/20    SAVANNAH BEACH,GA   CESSNA 172C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2400
        TIME - 0530                    N1628Y              PX-  0  0  0  FISH SPOTTING             TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- LANDED ON OCEAN BEACH TO CHECK LEFT MAG. HIT SOFT SPOT ON T/O RUN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1628Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1628Y-2013-01-31), registration cancelled 2013-01-31, S/N 17249328, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Registry model: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408) (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

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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