# NTSB MIA74DKJ62: Cessna 172, N2485Y, Slocomb, AL, June 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1974
- Place: Slocomb, AL · SLOCOMB, AL
- Location: 31.1121° N, 85.5987° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Slocomb, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1121&lon=-85.5987&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130663
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKJ62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2884  74/6/16    SLOCOMB,ALA         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N2485Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PANAMA CITY,FLA             COLUMBIA,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- ACFT NOSED OVER IN SANDY SOIL OF DUSTER STRIP.ENG RUNNING RUF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2485Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2485Y), registered now, S/N 17249785, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Duster Strip

## 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 19740616018759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740616018759A), Jun 16, 1974: Cessna 172D, Slocomb, AL, Substantial damage. Acft nosed over in sandy soil of Duster Strip. Eng running ruf.

## Other investigations on N2485Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK64X0287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0287), Jan 19, 1964: Cessna 172D (N2485Y), Dallas, TX, 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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