# NTSB MIA72FKQ19: Cessna 177, N30344, Vicksburg, MS, September 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1971
- Place: Vicksburg, MS · VICKSBURG, MS
- Location: 32.3526° N, 90.8779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vicksburg, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3526&lon=-90.8779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164616
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FKQ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKQ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4484   71/9/3    VICKSBURG,MISS      CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 199
        TIME - 1730                    N30344              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VICKSBURG,MISS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- 2000FT ROUGH SOFT FLD,TREES AT END 40-50FT HI,OAT 80-82DEG WIND CALM.UN CLR,INTNTL STALL IN TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N30344 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- 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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