# NTSB MIA72FKH09: Cessna 180, N9334C, Jonesboro, GA, June 7, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1972
- Place: Jonesboro, GA · JONESBORO, GA
- Location: 33.5208° N, 84.3547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jonesboro, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5208&lon=-84.3547&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167788
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FKH09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKH09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3533   72/6/7    JONESBORO,GA        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 2259
        TIME - 1530                    N9334C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH EXPRESSWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRIFFIN,GA                  JONESBORO,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- AS TAIL T/D ACFT VEERED L OFF RWY.WHILE OFF RWY,INTENTIONAL GND LOOP TO AVOID TAXIING PIPER J-3.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9334C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: South Expressway

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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