# NTSB MIA69A0030: Cessna 172, N7039T, Stone Mountain, GA, December 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1968
- Place: Stone Mountain, GA · STONE MOUNTAIN, GA
- Location: 33.8042° N, 84.1714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stone Mountain, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8042&lon=-84.1714&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192017
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69A0030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4798   68/12/5   STONE MOUNTAIN,GA   CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 0220                    N7039T              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STONE MNTN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 12/7/68. UNAUTHORIZED FLT,PLT HAD NO NIGHT TIME.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7039T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7039T-1971-07-14), registration cancelled 1971-07-14, S/N 46639 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Stone Mntn

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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