# NTSB MIA78FA062: Cessna 172, N6886A, Miles City, FL, April 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1978
- Place: Miles City, FL · MILES CITY, FL
- Location: 26.1543° N, 81.3445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miles City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1543&lon=-81.3445&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142011
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FA062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1731   78/4/7  NR.MILES CITY,FL      CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1067
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N6886A              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 894 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUAKENASSEE HOLW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLLYWOOD,FL               MILES CITY,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6886A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6886A-2013-07-29), registration cancelled 2013-07-29, S/N 28986, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Quakenassee Holw

## 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 19780407029089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780407029089A), Apr 7, 1978: Cessna 172D, Miles City, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other investigations on N6886A (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK64X2288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2288), Jun 14, 1964: Cessna 172 (N6886A), Cairo, GA, substantial damage

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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