# NTSB MIA71FKQ17: Cessna 172F, N8594U, Valley Park, MS, October 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1970
- Place: Valley Park, MS · VALLEY PARK, MS
- Location: 32.6314° N, 90.8507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valley Park, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6314&lon=-90.8507&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158436
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKQ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKQ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3982   70/10/3   VALLEY PARK,MISS    CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N8594U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VALLEY PARK,MISS            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- LND ON NEWLY CONSTRUCTED ROAD. LOOSE ROAD BED CAUSED POOR BRAKING ACTION. PWR LINES OVER ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8594U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8594U-2023-06-03), registration cancelled 2023-06-03, S/N 17252494 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8594U (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 MIA67F0379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0379), Jan 30, 1967: Cessna 172F (N8594U), Port Gibson, MS, 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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