# NTSB ATL80DKG25: Cessna 172A, N7584T, Athens, GA, September 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1980
- Place: Athens, GA · ATHENS, GA
- Location: 33.9609° N, 83.3779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9609&lon=-83.3779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80DKG25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKG25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2390  80/9/14  NR.ATHENS,GA          CESSNA 172A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 485
        TIME - 1505                    N7584T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 212 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ATHENS,GA                    WARNER ROBINS,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- 1100FT STRIP,ELEV 880FT MSL,TEMP 90DEG F.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7584T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7584T-2013-02-26), registration cancelled 2013-02-26, S/N 47184, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800914041609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800914041609A), Sep 14, 1980: Cessna 172A, Athens, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff on hot day from a short, sod strip. Crashed into trees at end of strip.

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.

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