# NTSB MIA73DKJ65: Cessna 172H, N3824R, Birmingham, AL, June 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1973
- Place: Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190463
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKJ65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1326   73/6/3    BIRMINGHAM,ALA      CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 225
        TIME - 1740                    N3824R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUSCALOOSA,ALA              WARRIOR,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT LNDD IN TREES.PLT RPTD FUEL TANK VENT OBSTD.NO FUEL FOUND IN EITHER TANK-NO SIGNS OF LEAKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3824R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3824R-1974-07-26), registration cancelled 1974-07-26, S/N 55324, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730603014719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730603014719A), Jun 3, 1973: Cessna 172D, Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage. Acft lndd in trees. Plt rptd fuel tank vent obstd. No fuel found in either tank-no signs of leaks.

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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