- Date
- May 17, 1986, 19:21 local (23:21 UTC)
- Place
- Douglasville, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6839ACessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860517017859A
- Case key
- 6941
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was observed flying at low alt & circling several houses. The plt landed on a grass strip, then after a short time, he & his passenger took off again. The acft was again observed circling several houses at low alt in an area near the strip. A witness rprtd that the acft entered a steep turn at low alt, & shortly thereafter, it collided with several trees, then impacted the roof of a house. The eng separated from the acft & went thru the roof, but the fuselage bounced off the roof, hit another tree, then fell to the gnd. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found. Toxicology checks of the plt & passenger showed they had blood/alcohol lvls of 0.17 grams percent (0.17%) & 0.132%, respectively.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6839A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28939
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- None
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- PVT · Douglasville, 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
- 35
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MGE, 16 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.