# Accident 19960222046899A: Cessna R172K, Griffin, GA, February 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1996, 16:00 local time
- Place: Griffin, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2891° N, 84.2803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2891&lon=-84.2803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3134V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3134V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960222046899A

## Narrative

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

(-16) THIS WAS THE SEVENTH OCCURRENCE WITHIN THE YEAR FOR V-TAIL BONANZAS. WE ARE INVESTIGATING AD COMPLIANCE FOR VALIDITY AND POSSIBLE IMPROPER RIGGING OF THIS MODEL BEECH. THIS IS A COMBINED NTSB/FAA EFFORT. THIS WAS CLASSIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT ALTHOUGH THE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED AFTER A NORMAL LANDING.

## 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 ATL96LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA132), Feb 22, 1996: Beech 35 (N3134V), Griffin, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of maintenance personnel to properly balance the ruddervator assemblies after they had been reskinned and painted, which resulted in flutter and subsequent damage to the empennage.

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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