# Accident 20170418003529A: Cessna 172, Euharlee, GA, April 18, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2017, 12:50 local time
- Place: Euharlee, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1442° N, 84.9125° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1442&lon=-84.9125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8368B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8368B-2020-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170418003529A

## Narrative

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

FROM THE EVIDENCE OBSERVED AT THE SCENE THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A RURAL AREA IMPACTED A TELEPHONE POLE MID LEFT WING AND LANDED ON IT'S LEFT SIDE FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. NOTED THAT THERE WERE NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE AT THE SCENE AND NO FUEL IN EITHER WING.

## 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 ERA17LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA158), Apr 18, 2017: Cessna 172 (N8368B), Euharlee, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The NTSB did not determine the probable cause of this event and does not plan to issue a report or open a public docket. The investigation of this event is being conducted under the jurisdiction of…

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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