# NTSB MIA78DKQ41: Cessna 152, N66946, Tylertown, MS, September 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1978
- Place: Tylertown, MS · TYLERTOWN, MS
- Location: 31.1172° N, 90.1449° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tylertown, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1172&lon=-90.1449&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139577
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DKQ41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKQ41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2507  78/9/22    TYLERTOWN,MS        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N66946              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TYLERTOWN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TYLERTOWN,MS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- LANDED LONG-RAN INTO DITCH AT END OF RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66946](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66946), registered now, S/N 15281681, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tylertown Muni

## 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 19780922028369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780922028369A), Sep 22, 1978: Cessna A150K, Tylertown, MS, Substantial damage. Landed long-ran into ditch at end of runway.

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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