# Accident 19941113038109A: Cessna 172H, Louisville, GA, November 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1994, 10:32 local time
- Place: Louisville, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9892° N, 82.3997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9892&lon=-82.3997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8200L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8200L-1997-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 203 total, 13 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941113038109A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TREES AFTER BUZZING A FARM FIELD AT 75 FT AGL. CAME TO REST INVERTED IN A POND.

## 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 ATL95FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA014), Nov 13, 1994: Cessna 172H (N8200L), Louisville, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TREES DURING A LOW PASS MANEUVER. A FACTOR WAS THE TREES AT THE VICINITY OF THE LOW PASS.

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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