# Accident 19860117001479A: Cessna 337G, Blairsville, GA, January 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1986, 13:30 local time
- Place: Blairsville, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8707° N, 83.9505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8707&lon=-83.9505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53615, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53615-1989-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337G (registry code 2075730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337G
- Reported engine: CONT IO360G
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 471 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860117001479A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AND MOUNTAIN SIDE WHILE TRYING TO DESCEND BELOW AN OVERCAST.

## 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 ATL86FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA062), Jan 17, 1986: Cessna 337G (N53615), Blairsville, GA, destroyed, 5 fatal

## Other reports on N53615 (2)

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

- [Incident 19850626035649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850626035649I), Jun 26, 1985: Cessna 337G (N53615), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Circuit breaker popped, failed to check position of gear. Pilot not multi rated.
- [Accident 19770704016449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770704016449A), Jul 4, 1977: Cessna 337G (N53615), 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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