# NTSB MIA72AM011: Cessna 172K, N79407, Atlanta, GA, August 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 13, 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: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162656
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72AM011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1892  71/8/13    ATLANTA,GA          CESSNA 172K         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 803
        TIME - 2247                    N79407              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 560 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAM B.HARTSFI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PANAMA CITY,FLA             ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- LOST CTL ON NITE VFR APCH.PLT HAD BEEN TOLD TO CHNG FREQ BY ATC.PLT HAD 16 HR DAY,MOSTLY BUSINESS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79407](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79407-1971-12-03), registration cancelled 1971-12-03, S/N 17258058 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: William B.Hartsfi

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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