- Date
- May 21, 1981
- Place
- Rocky Face, GA · ROCKY FACE, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5414RCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125180
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1615 81/5/21 ROCKY FACE,GA CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 200 TIME - 2037 N5414R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCKY FACE,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.19 GM PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5414R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N5414RRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2013 · Cessna 172FAirframe modelCessna 172FEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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