# Accident 19871023060529A: Cessna 172N, Swainsboro, GA, October 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1987, 14:30 local time
- Place: Swainsboro, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5902° N, 82.3302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5902&lon=-82.3302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4946G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4946G-2012-12-18) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 601 total, 88 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871023060529A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING DUE TO POWER LOSS.NOSED OVER LANDING IN A FIELD.NO ENGINE DEFECTS.POSSIBLE FAILURE TO CLEAR ENGINE.

## 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 ATL88LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA021), Oct 23, 1987: Cessna 172P (N4946G), Swainsboro, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4946G (1)

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

- [Incident 19821004058779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821004058779I), Oct 4, 1982: Cessna 172N (N4946G), Arlington, TN, Minor damage. Student pilot veered off side of runway on landing roll out.

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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