# NTSB MIA68F0295: Cessna 172, N4070F, Yazoo City, MS, November 18, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1967
- Place: Yazoo City, MS · YAZOO CITY, MS
- Location: 32.8622° N, 90.4080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yazoo City, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8622&lon=-90.4080&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112775
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0295
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0295

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4040  67/11/18   YAZOO CITY,MISS     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N4070F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- LANDED AT ARPT WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4070F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4070F-2003-05-28), registration cancelled 2003-05-28, S/N 36970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4070F (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 LAX93LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA150), Mar 14, 1993: Cessna 172 (N4070F), Gila Bend, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO PERFORM MANDATORY SERVICE BULLETINS DURING THE ANNUAL INSPECTION 20 FLYING HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT WHICH RESULTED IN THE CARBURETOR'S PRIMARY VENTURI…

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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