# NTSB MIA71FKG63: Cessna 182, N42120, Atlanta, GA, February 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1971
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKG63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKG63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0749  71/2/11    ATLANTA,GA          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 185
        TIME - 2030                    N42120              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FULTON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATHENS,GA                   ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- PROP AND FIREWALL DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42120](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42120), registered now, S/N 18258861, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fulton County

## Other investigations on N42120 (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 MIA69D0131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0131), Jul 27, 1968: Cessna 182L (N42120), Jacksonville, FL, 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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