# NTSB MIA72FLT01: Cessna 172K, N46484, Coldwater, MS, July 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1971
- Place: Coldwater, MS · COLDWATER, MS
- Location: 34.6904° N, 89.9755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coldwater, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6904&lon=-89.9755&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163648
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FLT01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FLT01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4507  71/7/24    COLDWATER,MISS      CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 339
        TIME - 1600                    N46484              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLDWATER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLDWATER,MISS              MEMPHIS,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- 1400FT GRASS RWY,2-3IN STANDING WATER COVERING MID-600FT,PRIOR TSHWR.ARPT OPER ADZD RWY CONDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46484](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46484), registered now, S/N 17257298, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Coldwater

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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