# NTSB MIA74AM097: Cessna 411, N4917T, Fitzgerald, GA, May 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1974
- Place: Fitzgerald, GA · FITZGERALD, GA
- Location: 31.7130° N, 83.2522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fitzgerald, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7130&lon=-83.2522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125948
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM097
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM097

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2312  74/5/17    FITZGERALD,GA       CESSNA 411          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1212
        TIME - 1750                    N4917T              PX-  0  0  6  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FITZGERALD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  FITZGERALD,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DIRT ROADWAY MIDPOINT ON RWY UNDER CONSTRTN. ARPT NOTAMD CLOSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4917T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4917T-2012-08-30), registration cancelled 2012-08-30, S/N 411-0117, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Registry model: [Cessna 411](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411) (registry code 2075902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fitzgerald Muni

## 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 19740517031179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740517031179A), May 17, 1974: Cessna 411, Fitzgerald, GA, Substantial damage. Dirt roadway midpoint on rwy under constrtn. Arpt notamd closed.

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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