# Accident 19810423018489A: Cessna 172P, Carnesville, GA, April 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1981, 12:15 local time
- Place: Carnesville, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3766° N, 83.2347° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carnesville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3766&lon=-83.2347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53045, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53045) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,120 total, 1 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FKG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810423018489A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SEIZED, OVERSHOT LANDING AREA. STRUCK DIRT BANK. ENGINE OIL DEPLETED DUE TO LOOSE B NUT ON OIL COOLER LINE.

## 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 ATL81FKG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG16), Apr 23, 1981: Cessna 172P (N53045), Carnesville, 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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