# Accident 20070202018119A: Cessna 172K, Oak Grove, AL, February 2, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2007, 08:10 local time
- Place: Oak Grove, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4150° N, 87.1436° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4150&lon=-87.1436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7109G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7109G-2011-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070202018119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) IT CANNOT BE DETERMINED IF THE PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER WAS NOT CONTACTED PRIOR TO FLIGHT. THE PILOT DEPARTED VFR AND ENTERED IMC CONDITIONS AND A CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN ENSUED.

## 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 ATL07FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07FA038), Feb 2, 2007: Cessna 172K (N7109G), Bessemer, AL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot's continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions.

## Other reports on N7109G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19801130087169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801130087169I), Nov 30, 1980: Cessna 172K (N7109G), Ft Wayne, IN, Minor damage. Pilot landed 2 miles short of runway, ran out of fuel.

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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