# Accident 19760913035619A: Cessna 172M, Laurel Hill, GA, September 13, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1976
- Place: Laurel Hill, GA
- Airport: Locke
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.4329° N, 82.0568° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laurel Hill, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4329&lon=-82.0568&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12498, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12498-1994-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,132 total, 34 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77DLA68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLA68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760913035619A

## Narrative

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

2100FT STRIP,TREES BOTH ENDS,6IN HIGH GRASS.AVOIDING FENCE.

## 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 MIA77DLA68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLA68), Sep 13, 1976: Cessna 172 (N12498), Laurel Hill, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12498 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910610020759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910610020759A), Jun 10, 1991: Cessna 172M (N12498), Knightdale, NC, Substantial damage. Ballooned and floated on landing then ran off end runway went through parking lot and collided with ditch and autos

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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