# Accident 20020627030539A: Cessna 172G, Perry, GA, June 27, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2002, 18:24 local time
- Place: Perry, GA
- Airport: Middle Georgia Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5106° N, 83.7672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5106&lon=-83.7672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4406L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4406L-2012-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020627030539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 27, 2002, AT 1824 EST, N4406L, A CESSNA 172G COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE DURING AN APPROACH TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN PERRY, GEORGIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OWNED BY THE PILOT OF THIS FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE OWNER/OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY ONE PASSENGER DURING THE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE SAME PRIVATE AIRSTRIP APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE TIME OF IMPACT.

## 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 ATL02LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA135), Jun 27, 2002: Cessna 172 (N4406L), Perry, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection that resulted in fuel starvation due to fuel system contamination and the subsequent loss of engine power.

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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