# NTSB MIA78DKG02: Cessna 140, N76817, Tifton, GA, October 9, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1977
- Place: Tifton, GA · TIFTON, GA
- Location: 31.4621° N, 83.5205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tifton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4621&lon=-83.5205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144830
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DKG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3340   77/10/9   TIFTON,GA           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N76817              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIFT MYERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FA             TIFTON,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76817](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76817-1977-12-05), registration cancelled 1977-12-05, S/N 11249 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071603) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tift Myers

## 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 19771009032649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771009032649A), Oct 9, 1977: Cessna 140, Tifton, GA, Destroyed

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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