# NTSB MIA70FKG06: Cessna 172, N7645X, Marietta, GA, January 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1970
- Place: Marietta, GA · MARIETTA, GA
- Location: 33.9536° N, 84.5425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marietta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9536&lon=-84.5425&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143520
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70FKG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70FKG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0509  70/1/26    MARIETTA,GA         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 956
        TIME - 1900                    N7645X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCOLLUM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHATTANOOGA,TENN            MARIETTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7645X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7645X-1972-02-02), registration cancelled 1972-02-02, S/N 17248145 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mccollum

## Other investigations on N7645X (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 UNK64X2432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2432), Jun 22, 1964: Cessna 172B (N7645X), Upham, ND, substantial damage

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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