# NTSB MIA76FKQ43: Cessna 172M, N1602V, Holly Bluff, MS, August 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1976
- Place: Holly Bluff, MS · HOLLY BLUFF, MS
- Location: 32.8215° N, 90.7090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holly Bluff, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8215&lon=-90.7090&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155384
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKQ43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKQ43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2525  76/8/11    HOLLY BLUFF,MS      CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 66 TOTAL
        TIME - 1045                    N1602V              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCKET AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLE ROCK,AR              KOSCIUSKO,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- PLT OFF COURSE DUE NAV ERRORS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1602V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1602V), registered now, S/N 17263690, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- 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: Mcket Ag 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 19760811023869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760811023869A), Aug 11, 1976: Cessna 172D, Holly Bluff, MS, Substantial damage. Plt off course due nav errors.

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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