# NTSB ATL81FKG35: Cessna 172G, N65WB, Louisville, GA, July 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1981
- Place: Louisville, GA · LOUISVILLE, GA
- Location: 32.9924° N, 82.3969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9924&lon=-82.3969&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124977
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKG35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1619  81/7/26    LOUISVILLE,GA       CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N65WB               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOUISVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,NC             SANDERSVILLE,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          300                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- TSTMS SOUTHWEST OF ARPT.COLLIDED W BUSHES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65WB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65WB), registered now, S/N 17254426, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Louisville Muni

## 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 19810726049139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810726049139A), Jul 26, 1981: Cessna 172G, Louisville, GA, Substantial damage. Landed last half of runway. Lost control in strong crosswind. Ran off end of runway.

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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