# NTSB MIA70D0211: Cessna 172K, N78339, St Stephen, SC, September 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1969
- Place: St Stephen, SC · ST STEPHEN, SC
- Location: 33.4026° N, 79.9252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Stephen, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4026&lon=-79.9252&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154277
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0211
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0211

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4732  69/9/26    ST STEPHEN,SC       CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 106
        TIME - 1215                    N78339              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST STEPHEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- T/D APRX MIDWAY ON 2200FT RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78339](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78339), registered now, S/N 17257573, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St Stephen

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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