# NTSB MIA74AM076: Cessna 175, N9226B, Fairburn, GA, March 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1974
- Place: Fairburn, GA · FAIRBURN, GA
- Location: 33.5477° N, 84.5872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairburn, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5477&lon=-84.5872&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186717
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0825   74/3/1    FAIRBURN,GA         CESSNA 175          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 4000
        TIME - 1830                    N9226B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  NEWNAN,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- EVIDENCE CONSISTENT WITH PLT ASLEEP AT CONTROLS.WITNESS-ACFT LO ALT,4-5DEG NSE DN TIL OUT OF SIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9226B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9226B-1974-07-05), registration cancelled 1974-07-05, S/N 55026 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740301013339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740301013339A), Mar 1, 1974: Cessna 175, Fairburn, GA, Destroyed. Evidence consistent with plt asleep at controls. Witness-acft lo alt,4-5DEG nse dn til out of sight

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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