# Accident 19760702020589A: Cessna 172M, Chauncey, GA, July 2, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1976
- Place: Chauncey, GA
- Airport: Talfair Wheeler
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.1118° N, 83.0680° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chauncey, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1118&lon=-83.0680&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1707V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1707V-1993-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 385 total, 33 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DKG81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKG81) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760702020589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UN LOCATE ARPT,ENG QUIT WHILE ON APCH TO A PEANUT FLD.NOSE GR DUG INTO SOFT DIRT.BRIEFD ARMY WX ST

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA76DKG81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKG81), Jul 2, 1976: Cessna 172 (N1707V), Chauncey, GA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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