# Accident 19860517017899A: Cessna 172D, Athens, GA, May 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: Athens, GA
- Airport: Athens Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9108° N, 83.3193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9108&lon=-83.3193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2592U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2592U-1988-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860517017899A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION AND AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING FORCED LANDING. IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PROCEDURES.

## 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 ATL86FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA132), May 17, 1986: Cessna 172D (N2592U), Athens, 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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