# NTSB MIA76FKG68: Cessna 172, N4268Q, Columbus, GA, May 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1976
- Place: Columbus, GA · COLUMBUS, GA
- Location: 32.4610° N, 84.9877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, GA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4610&lon=-84.9877&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154128
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKG68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1250  76/5/26    COLUMBUS,GA         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1343                    N4268Q              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAGRANGE,GA                 COLUMBUS,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT LNDD DUE DIZZINESS FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4268Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4268Q-1982-07-20), registration cancelled 1982-07-20, S/N 17260168, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760526016479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760526016479A), May 26, 1976: Cessna 172L, Columbus, GA, Substantial damage. Plt lndd due dizziness for undetermined reason.

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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