# NTSB ATL80FA090: Cessna 172, N13268, Milledgeville, GA, September 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1980
- Place: Milledgeville, GA · MILLEDGEVILLE, GA
- Location: 33.0874° N, 83.2400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milledgeville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0874&lon=-83.2400&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128559
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FA090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA090

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2805   80/9/6  NR.MILLEDGEVILLE,GA   CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 530
        TIME - 2050                    N13268              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 422 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BALDWIN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MILLEDGEVILLE,GA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- INITIAL OBJECT STRUCK UNKNOWN,CONT FLT BACK TO ARPT.BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL .217%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13268](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13268), registered now, S/N 17262626 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Baldwin County

## 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 19800906039809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800906039809A), Sep 6, 1980: Cessna 172M, Milledgeville, GA, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed at night when pilot attempted to land. Evidence indicates alcohol involved.

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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