- Date
- July 6, 1981
- Place
- Lexington, GA · LEXINGTON, GA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2776ECessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report August 4, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810706038739A
- Case key
- 125462
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1311 81/7/6 LEXINGTON,GA CESSNA 172N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 881 TIME - 0945 N2776E PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MAXWELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUGUSTA,GA CHATTANOOGA,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- MAGNETO CAM FOLLOWERS WORN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2776E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Maxwell
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.