19851022052849A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Clayton, GA · October 22, 1985

Date: October 22, 1985 · 14:08 local
Place: Clayton, GA
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3177E
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL86FA009
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 152 total27 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N3177ERegistration cancelled Jul 15, 2013 · Cessna 172NS/N 17271462 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Attempted flight into mountainous area with low ceiling and visibility. Struck trees and the side of a mountain.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED FLIGHT INTO MOUNTAINOUS AREA WITH LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY. STRUCK TREES AND THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL86FA009Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportClayton, GAThe pilot and his passenger showed up for the second day in a row and checked the weather for the return trip to Florida. They found the weather VFR at the airport. An employee of the FBO took the pilot outside and pointed out that the mountains to the south…Oct 22, 1985 · Destroyed