# NTSB MIA71FLT13: Cessna 172, N8181B, Holly Spgs, MS, April 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1971
- Place: Holly Spgs, MS · HOLLY SPGS, MS
- Location: 34.7780° N, 89.4458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holly Springs, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7780&lon=-89.4458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160926
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FLT13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FLT13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1346  71/4/25    HOLLY SPGS,MISS     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 386
        TIME - 1700                    N8181B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BISHOP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLLY SPGS,MISS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED: *ERROR-INVALID CODE*                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- NO FLAP LDG,T/D APRX 400FT BYD RWY THRESHOLD OF.2600FT STRIP.GRASS 4-6IN HI,EXPD L BRAKE FADE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8181B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8181B), registered now, S/N 29981, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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: Bishop

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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