# NTSB MIA69F0478: Cessna 172, N2100Y, Cartersville, GA, April 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1969
- Place: Cartersville, GA · CARTERSVILLE, GA
- Location: 34.1633° N, 84.8011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cartersville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1633&lon=-84.8011&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183889
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0478
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0478

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1416  69/4/29    CARTERSVILLE,GA     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 138
        TIME - 1530                    N2100Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW CARTERVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
        REMARKS- LANDED ON CLOSED RNWY.STRUCK METAL TOWER ON TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2100Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2100Y-2015-05-13), registration cancelled 2015-05-13, S/N 17249600, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: New Carterville

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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