# Accident 19860315007909A: Cessna 172K, Stone Mountain, GA, March 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1986, 00:10 local time
- Place: Stone Mountain, GA
- Airport: Stone Mountain
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8109° N, 84.1188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Stone Mountain, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8109&lon=-84.1188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7374G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7374G-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 112 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860315007909A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE TAKEOFF IN IMC WEATHER IN FOG. AIRCRAFT CRASHED AS PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A RETURN TO AIRPORT.

## 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 ATL86LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA096), Mar 15, 1986: Cessna 172K (N7374G), Stone Mountain, 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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