# NTSB MIA68F0208: Cessna 172, N8333X, Mcdonough, GA, August 26, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1967
- Place: Mcdonough, GA · MCDONOUGH, GA
- Location: 33.4396° N, 84.1489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McDonough, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4396&lon=-84.1489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114084
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0208
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0208

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2991  67/8/26    MCDONOUGH,GA        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 311
        TIME - 1530                    N8333X              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 138 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCDONOUGH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8333X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8333X), registered now, S/N 17248833, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (registry code 41575, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcdonough

## Other investigations on N8333X (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI68D0708](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0708), May 1, 1968: Cessna 172 (N8333X), Salem, IN, destroyed

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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