# Accident 19831030071219A: Cessna 172F, Brunswick, GA, October 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1983, 19:30 local time
- Place: Brunswick, GA
- Airport: Glynco Jetport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1500° N, 81.4810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1500&lon=-81.4810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5236F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5236F-1984-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 319 total, 200 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831030071219A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED INTO A LOW CEILING AT NIGHT. LOST CONTROL AND SPIRAL DIVED INTO A SWAMP. WEATHER LESS THAN FORECAST.

## 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 ATL84FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA033), Oct 31, 1983: Cessna 172F (N5236F), Brunswick, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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