# Incident 19800927071619I: Cessna 172N, Atlanta, GA, September 27, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1980, 10:44 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb Peachtree
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8760° N, 84.3020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEKALB-PEACHTREE (PDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8760&lon=-84.3020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4688D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4688D-1989-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 35 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800927071619I

## Narrative

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

RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY AFTER LANDING.

## Other reports on N4688D (2)

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

- [Accident 19870126001019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870126001019A), Jan 26, 1987: Cessna 172N (N4688D), Madison, IN, Substantial damage. The engine failed. The aircraft hit wires on landing. The crankshaft gear teeth sheared from improper nitriding.
- [Accident 19850924057669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850924057669A), Sep 24, 1985: Cessna 172N (N4688D), Hollywood, FL, Substantial damage. Propeller blade showed fatigue crack through 2/3 of width before final failure. Emergency landing made in pasture.

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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