# NTSB ATL81FA112: Cessna 172K, N758EQ, Philomath, GA, September 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1981
- Place: Philomath, GA · PHILOMATH, GA
- Location: 33.7273° N, 82.9913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philomath, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7273&lon=-82.9913&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124664
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA112
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA112

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2056   81/9/4    PHILOMATH,GA        CESSNA 172K         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 89 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N758EQ              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MACCLENNY,FL                ATHEN,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       71
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          130                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2E FCSTD TSTMS IN THE AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N758EQ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N758EQ-1986-08-25), registration cancelled 1986-08-25, S/N R1723040 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna R172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (registry code 2072431) (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 19810904055979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810904055979A), Sep 4, 1981: Cessna 172K, Philomath, GA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into area of thunderstorm activity. Lost control of airplane after calling airport. Crashed in wooded area.

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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