# Accident 19900315004279A: Cessna 172N, Ocilla, GA, March 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1990, 11:00 local time
- Place: Ocilla, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5903° N, 83.2405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5903&lon=-83.2405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733BV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733BV-1990-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,452 total, 14,200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900315004279A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR ON TELEPHONE CABLE PATROL AND UNABLE TO RECOVER PRIOR GROUND IMPACT. TURBULENCE WAS FORECAST.

## 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 ATL90LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA077), Mar 15, 1990: Cessna 172N (N733BV), Ocilla, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE AIRCRAFT'S ENCOUNTER WITH LOW LEVEL WINDSHEAR RESULTING IN AN UNCONTROLLABLE DESCENT.

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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