# Accident 19920111000409A: Cessna 172G, Millen, GA, January 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1992, 10:05 local time
- Place: Millen, GA
- Airport: Millen Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7992° N, 81.9402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7992&lon=-81.9402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5866R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5866R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 242 total, 171 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920111000409A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER EN ROUTE,STRUCK FENCE AND NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. ICING IN AREA POSSIBLE PER CONDITIONS.

## 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 ATL92LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA035), Jan 11, 1992: Cessna 172G (N5866R), Millen, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING ICING CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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