# Accident 19961126047479A: Cessna 175, Soperton, GA, November 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1996, 12:45 local time
- Place: Soperton, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3698° N, 82.5900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3698&lon=-82.5900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7582M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7582M-2000-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961126047479A

## Narrative

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

(-16) DURING LANDING, AT CAULEY AIRPORT, WITH SLIGHT TAILWIND, AIRCRAFT RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL97LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA019), Nov 26, 1996: Cessna 175 (N7582M), Soperton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot either to attain the proper touch down point for landing or to abort the landing while there was sufficient runway remaining. The terrain (ditch) at the end of the runway was a…

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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