20211104018909A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172A · Decatur, GA · November 4, 2021

Date: November 4, 2021 · 09:45 local
Place: Decatur, GA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N172XX
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA22LA045
Reported as: Cessna 172A
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1

N172XXRegistered now · Cessna 172AS/N 47123 Airframe modelCessna 172A Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft N172XX, Cessna 172A ser# 47123 traveling from peach-tree dekalb (pdk)to perry,GA(pxe) crashed shortly after takeoff at the intersection of north dekalb highway and dekalb industrial way. One pilot onboard sustained minor injuries. Aircraft departed on rwy 21R and on climb out to 1500 experienced engine failure. Aircraft had a valid registration, airworthy certificate had not been updated to the current registration n number. PIC is a student pilot with a first class medical. Last documented annual was 2014. Further inspection of the enigne revealed a castistophic engine failure.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT N172XX, CESSNA 172A SER# 47123 TRAVELING FROM PEACH-TREE DEKALB (PDK)TO PERRY,GA(PXE) CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH DEKALB HIGHWAY AND DEKALB INDUSTRIAL WAY. ONE PILOT ONBOARD SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON RWY 21R AND ON CLIMB OUT TO 1500 EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT HAD A VALID REGISTRATION, AIRWORTHY CERTIFICATE HAD NOT BEEN UPDATED TO THE CURRENT REGISTRATION N NUMBER. PIC IS A STUDENT PILOT WITH A FIRST CLASS MEDICAL. LAST DOCUMENTED ANNUAL WAS 2014. FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE ENIGNE REVEALED A CASTISTOPHIC ENGINE FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA22LA045Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportDecatur, GAOil exhaustion due to an oil leak that resulted in a total loss of engine power.Nov 4, 2021 · Substantial damage