# Accident 19900824036179A: Cessna 172, Palmetto, GA, August 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1990, 18:42 local time
- Place: Palmetto, GA
- Airport: South Fulton Sky Port Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5192° N, 84.6601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5192&lon=-84.6601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6173E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6173E-2013-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 314 total, 120 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900824036179A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON DOWNWIND. CRASHED TRYING FOR NEAREST RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL90LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA161), Aug 24, 1990: Cessna 172 (N6173E), Palmetto, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE WITH KNOWN MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED CONDITION OF THE MAGNETOS.

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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