# NTSB MIA68F0032: Cessna 172B, N965MD, Atlanta, GA, May 11, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1967
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117250
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1529  67/5/11    ATLANTA, GA         CESSNA 172B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 550
        TIME - 1221                    N965MD              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 162 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ATLANTA MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO HEED CONTROL TOWER WARNING, TAXIED BEHIND DC-6 IN RUNUP POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N965MD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Atlanta Muni

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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