# Accident 19881202052489A: Cessna 172M, Griffin, GA, December 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1988, 10:35 local time
- Place: Griffin, GA
- Airport: Griffin-Spalding County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2892° N, 84.2803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2892&lon=-84.2803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92388, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92388-1991-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 7 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881202052489A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT TURNING BASE. NOSED OVER IN A FIELD WITH TALL VEGETATION. FUEL PRIMER FULL OPEN. LEFT FUEL CAP MISSING.

## 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 ATL89LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA049), Dec 2, 1988: Cessna 172M (N92388), Griffin, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N92388 (2)

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

- [Accident 19841024060739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841024060739A), Oct 24, 1984: Cessna 172M (N92388), Griffin, GA, Substantial damage. Lost control and veered off the runway on the landing roll. Tried to go around but rolled into a muddy embankment.
- [Accident 19800905040809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800905040809A), Sep 5, 1980: Cessna 172M (N92388), Manning, SC, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Flipped over, landing in soybean field. Found pieces of sponge rubber in carb venturi.

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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