MIA78FA123

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172N · Gautier, MS · September 11, 1978

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 11, 1978
Place
Gautier, MS · GAUTIER, MS
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N666ZHCessna 172N
Status
Completed · report March 1, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
139534

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4129  78/9/11  NR.GAUTIER,MS         CESSNA 172N         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 6376
        TIME - 1230                    N666ZH              PX-  0  0  0  FISH SPOTTING             TOTAL HOURS, 4123 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GULFPARK,MS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER

Aircraft

Registration
N666ZH
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.