# NTSB ATL80FKG24: Cessna 172N, N738FE, Atlanta, GA, September 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1980
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129064
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FKG24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKG24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2600   80/9/6  NR.ATLANTA,GA         CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0045                    N738FE              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 29, 367 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            54 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ATLANTA,GA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LNS ON DARK NGT.BLOOD TEST OF PLT SHOWED.27MG/DL METHAQUALDNE.URINE POS W BENZOYLECGONINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N738FE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738FE-1982-12-13), registration cancelled 1982-12-13, S/N 17269937 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800906039799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800906039799A), Sep 6, 1980: Cessna 172N, Atlanta, GA, Destroyed. Flew into power line over highway approaching destination. Crashed on highway, found hard drugs in pilot specimens

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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