# Accident 20000812005769A: Cessna 172H, Peachtree City, GA, August 12, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2000, 09:20 local time
- Place: Peachtree City, GA
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3891° N, 84.5592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3891&lon=-84.5592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1749F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1749F-2000-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00FA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000812005769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AN AUGUST 12, 2000, AT 0920 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A 1967 CESSNA 172H, N1749F COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THE GROUND DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 31 AT FALCON FIELD IN PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR 91, WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT INITIALLY DEPARTED FROM PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA, AT 0915.

## 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 ATL00FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00FA079), Aug 12, 2000: Cessna 172H (N1749F), Peachtree City, GA, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of takeoff checklist procedures, and his failure to maintain flying speed, which resulted in a stall and subsequent collision with the ground. Factors: A factor was the…

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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