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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172F · Townsend, GA · May 21, 1988

Date
May 21, 1988 · 13:00 local
Place
Townsend, GA
Airport
Townsend Air Strip Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8374U
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88LA182
Reported as
Cessna 172F
Reported engine
Continental O300A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
143 total143 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Overshooting dirt strip tried to go around too late, hit bushes and crashed in a marsh.

As the FAA filed it

OVERSHOOTING DIRT STRIP TRIED TO GO AROUND TOO LATE, HIT BUSHES AND CRASHED IN A MARSH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N8374U · 1

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