# Accident 19930307004459A: Cessna 172G, Jackson, GA, March 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1993, 14:30 local time
- Place: Jackson, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2901° N, 83.9595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2901&lon=-83.9595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5972R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5972R-2013-04-25) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 330 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930307004459A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF DOWNWIND FULL FLAPS QUARTERING TAIL WIND. TURBULENCE. ROLLED AND NOSED INTO TERRAIN. FLAPS HAD BEEN DUMPED

## 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 ATL93FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA059), Mar 7, 1993: Cessna 172G (N5972R), Jackson, GA, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots inadequate preflight planning and his failure to properly compensate for the wind. A factor was the unfavorable wind condition at the time of take off.

## Other reports on N5972R (1)

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

- [Incident 19881123062669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881123062669I), Nov 23, 1988: Cessna 172G (N5972R), Meridian, MS, Minor damage. Lost oil pressure then power failure. Landed in a pasture. Hole burned in NR2 cylinder. Suggests detonation.

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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