# Accident 20020523028289A: Cessna 172C, Ballground, GA, May 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2002, 18:53 local time
- Place: Ballground, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3756° N, 84.3856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3756&lon=-84.3856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1479Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1479Y-2017-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020523028289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TREES AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. COMPLETELY DESTROYED, NO POST CRASH FIRE. 3 FATALITIES.

## 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 ATL02FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA104), May 23, 2002: Cessna 172C (N1479Y), Ball Ground, GA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees.

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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