# Accident 20211104018909A: Cessna 172A, Decatur, GA, November 4, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2021, 09:45 local time
- Place: Decatur, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7938° N, 84.2779° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7938&lon=-84.2779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172XX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172XX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211104018909A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA22LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA045), Nov 4, 2021: Cessna 172 (N172XX), Decatur, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Oil exhaustion due to an oil leak that resulted in a total 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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