# NTSB MIA76DKJ04: Cessna 172, N12527, Elmore, AL, June 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1975
- Place: Elmore, AL · ELMORE, AL
- Location: 32.5578° N, 86.3411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elmore, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5578&lon=-86.3411&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149217
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1914  75/6/14    ELMORE,AL           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 2015                    N12527              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WETUMPKA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELMORE,AL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- SOD TAXIWAY. NOSE WHEEL SANK INTO A SOFT SPOT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12527](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12527), registered now, S/N 17262042, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wetumpka

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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