# Accident 19781012033179A: Cessna 14/, Sugar Valley, GA, October 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1978
- Place: Sugar Valley, GA
- Airport: Sugar Valley Pvt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.5581° N, 85.0119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sugar Valley, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5581&lon=-85.0119&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2511N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2511N-1982-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 14/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 523 total, 13 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781012033179A

## Narrative

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

TKOF ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 MIA79FKG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG05), Oct 12, 1978: Cessna 140 (N2511N), Sugar Valley, 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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