# Incident 19860320020879I: Cessna 172N, Atlanta, GA, March 20, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1986, 13:28 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb Peachtree
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8760° N, 84.3020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEKALB-PEACHTREE (PDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8760&lon=-84.3020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739SH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860320020879I

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO MAINTAIN 2 WAY COMMUNICATION AND DID NOT FOLLOW ATC INSTRUCTIONS WHILE OPERATING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.

## Other reports on N739SH (2)

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

- [Accident 19960719019049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960719019049A), Jul 19, 1996: Cessna 172N (N739SH), Morgan Hill, CA, Destroyed. Pilot noted a rise in both rotor and engine RPM, auto rotated into a field, struck the ground. Flipped over.
- [Incident 19820719052349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820719052349I), Jul 19, 1982: Cessna 172N (N739SH), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Allowed airplane to drift off runway on landing in gusty wind. Struck a runway light.

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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