# NTSB MIA72DKQ04: Cessna 172, N3004U, Biloxi, MS, August 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1971
- Place: Biloxi, MS · BILOXI, MS
- Location: 30.3960° N, 88.8853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Biloxi, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3960&lon=-88.8853&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162102
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DKQ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKQ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1442   71/8/7    BILOXI,MISS         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 3174
        TIME - 1200                    N3004U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEW ORLEANS,LA              DESTIN,FLA                   MOBILE,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- SIM FORCED LDG ON DRAG STRIP.ADDED PWR ABT 200FT AGL,PAX RTRCTD FLAPS.HIT PWR LINES ABT 50FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3004U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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