- Date
- May 6, 1984, 03:00 local (07:00 UTC)
- Place
- Dallas, GA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N6293VCessna 172RG
- Weather
- Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840506018709A
- Case key
- 6276
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Approximately one-half hour after takeoff, the aircraft collided with rising terrain and was destroyed. The flight was unauthorized and no witnesses observed the crash. Weather at the time of the crash is unknown. The private pilot on board probably had not flown in aprx 1 year and was not checked out in the model of acft involved in this accident according to available records. A student pilot was also on board the aircraft. The angle of impact was aprx 75-90 degrees nose low. Chordwise scratches and deep leading edge nicks were found on both prop blades. One blade exhibited twisting. No indication of preimpact engine malfunction was noted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6293V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172RG0612
- Airframe hours
- 936
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-F1A6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Charles Brown Flying Club,Inc, doing business as Wings & Things
- Registered owner
- Don G. Barnett
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 27, 1984 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- FTY · Atlanta, GA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 102 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Night/dark
- Wind
- 240° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTY, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.