# Accident 19950422009849A: Cessna 172N, Atlanta, GA, April 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1995, 11:09 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Fulton County Airport-Brown Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7405° N, 84.5699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7405&lon=-84.5699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3220E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3220E-1995-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 28 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950422009849A

## Narrative

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

AFTER DEPARTING FTY COLLIDED WITH A CLOUD OBSCURED SMOKE STACK. IGNORED ADVICE OF SIGMETS IN AREA FOR THUNDER STORM

## 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 ATL95FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA088), Apr 22, 1995: Cessna 172N (N3220E), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO A DRUG, VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND FAILURE TO REMAIN CLEAR OF THE OBSTACLE (TOWERING SMOKE STACK). FACTORS…

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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