# NTSB MIA78FKJ81: Cessna 172, N64260, Grove Hill, AL, September 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1977
- Place: Grove Hill, AL · GROVE HILL, AL
- Location: 31.6987° N, 87.7729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grove Hill, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6987&lon=-87.7729&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145116
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKJ81
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ81

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2387   77/9/3    GROVE HILL,AL       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 97 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N64260              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GROVE HILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GROVE HILL,AL               PASCAGOULA,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- AFTER 60MPH AC WOULD NOT ACCELERATE.AC HIT DITCH.NO MALFUNCTION OF AC SYSTEMS WERE FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64260](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64260), registered now, S/N 17265133, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- 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: Minor damage
- Airport: Grove Hill

## 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 19770903029869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770903029869A), Sep 3, 1977: Cessna 172M, Grove Hill, AL, Substantial damage. After 60MPH ac would not accelerate. Ac hit ditch. No malfunction of ac systems were found.

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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