# NTSB MIA75DKJ39: Cessna 182, N71420, Muscle Shoals, AL, November 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1974
- Place: Muscle Shoals, AL · MUSCLE SHOALS, AL
- Location: 34.7427° N, 87.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muscle Shoals, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7427&lon=-87.6338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144905
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DKJ39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4235  74/11/27   MUSCLE SHOALS,ALA   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N71420              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSCLE SHOALS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- PLT RETURNED ACFT WITH SUBSTANTIAL DMG.UN CTCT PLT FOR FURTHER INFO.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71420](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71420), registered now, S/N 18259616, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Muscle Shoals

## 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 19741127043239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741127043239A), Nov 27, 1974: Cessna 182M, Muscle Shoals, AL, Substantial damage. Plt returned acft with substantial dmg. Un ctct plt for further info. Injury index presumed.

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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