- Date
- August 21, 1985, 20:20 local (Aug 22, 1985, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Villa Rica, GA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8499UCessna 172E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850821039949A
- Case key
- 6860
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Analysis
The plt took off from the stockmar arpt on a local flt. After flying in the local area, he returned at dusk to land, but inadvertently made an approach to another arpt that was located about 1/2 mi from the stockmar arpt. He did not realized that he was making an approach to the wrong arpt until the acft was about 40 ft above the rwy. The plt initiated a go-around, but the acft crashed into trees near the end of the rwy. The operator reported that the plt was not authorized to fly the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8499U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17252399
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Dogie Stockmar
- Registered owner
- John D. Silverthorne
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Villa Rica, GA
- Airport
- Flying S Ranch, runway 9, 2,900 × 50 ft, grass/turf
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ATL, 28 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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