# Accident 19941218041709A: Cessna 172F, Carrollton, GA, December 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1994, 18:15 local time
- Place: Carrollton, GA
- Airport: West Georgia Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5801° N, 85.0699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5801&lon=-85.0699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5440R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5440R-2013-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 35 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941218041709A

## Narrative

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

WHILE BACK TAXIING ON RUNWAY TURNED ONTO HOLDING AREA. A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF 172. STUDENT LOST CONTROL HIT TREES.

## 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 ATL95LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA029), Dec 18, 1994: Cessna 172F (N5440R), Carrollton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT COLLISION WITH TREES, ADJACENT TO THE TAXIWAY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A DEER THAT CROSSED THE TAXIWAY.

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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