# NTSB MIA76FKQ26: Cessna 172, N79568, Port Gibson, MS, March 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1976
- Place: Port Gibson, MS · PORT GIBSON, MS
- Location: 31.9558° N, 90.9834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Gibson, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9558&lon=-90.9834&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152630
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKQ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKQ26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0338  76/3/13    PORT GIBSON,MS      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 212
        TIME - 1145                    N79568              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NELSON STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          OAK HILL,LA                 RETURN                       PORT GIBSON,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK A PUDDLE OF WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79568](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79568-1979-09-06), registration cancelled 1979-09-06, S/N 17258182, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nelson 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 19760313003969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760313003969A), Mar 13, 1976: Cessna 172K, Port Gibson, MS, Substantial damage. Acft struck a puddle of water.

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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