# NTSB MIA68D0143: Cessna 172, N7586T, Fyffe, AL, August 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1967
- Place: Fyffe, AL · FYFFE, AL
- Location: 34.4490° N, 85.9052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fyffe, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4490&lon=-85.9052&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115236
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0143
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0143

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2817   67/8/6    FYFFE, ALA          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 350
        TIME - 1700                    N7586T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM SHORT FARM FIELD,GRASS 1 FT HIGH. UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES END OF FIELD. STRUCK HOG LOT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7586T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7586T-1970-06-22), registration cancelled 1970-06-22, S/N 47186 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (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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