# Accident 19900412063869A: Cessna 172D, Villa Rica, GA, April 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1990, 20:00 local time
- Place: Villa Rica, GA
- Airport: Stockmar Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7302° N, 84.9202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7302&lon=-84.9202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7677T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7677T-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 178 total, 110 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900412063869A

## Narrative

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

ELECTED NOT TO LAND,BEGAN GO AROUND, ENGINE QUIT. NOSED OVER LANDING. FUEL VENT CLOGGED BY MUD. GAS CAP VENT DEFECT

## 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 ATL90LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA096), Apr 13, 1990: Cessna 172A (N7677T), Villa Rica, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION TO THE ENGINE, INITIATED BY THE COMBINATION OF A BLOCKED FUEL TANK VENT LINE AND A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL FILLER CAP. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT…

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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