# NTSB MIA72AM047: Cessna 182E, N2946Y, Heflin, AL, November 21, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1971
- Place: Heflin, AL · HEFLIN, AL
- Location: 33.6474° N, 85.5693° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Heflin, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6474&lon=-85.5693&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164415
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72AM047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3629  71/11/21   HEFLIN,ALA          CESSNA 182E         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 360
        TIME - 1700                    N2946Y              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEFLIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEFLIN,ALA                  CARROLLTON,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STALLED FROM STEEP PULL UP AFTER LOW PASS AT RELATIVES HOUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2946Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2946Y-1972-11-15), registration cancelled 1972-11-15, S/N 18253946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Heflin

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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