# NTSB MIA76DKJ05: Cessna 182, N7123E, Elberta, AL, July 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1975
- Place: Elberta, AL · ELBERTA, AL
- Location: 30.3736° N, 87.5959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elberta, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3736&lon=-87.5959&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150539
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3042  75/7/20    ELBERTA,AL          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 666
        TIME - 1830                    N7123E              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HORAK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELBERTA,AL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD IN SOYBEAN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7123E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7123E-2014-12-02), registration cancelled 2014-12-02, S/N 52123, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (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: Horak

## 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 19750720031439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750720031439A), Jul 20, 1975: Cessna 182B, Elberta, AL, Substantial damage. Lndd in soybean fld.

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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