- Date
- March 15, 1986, 00:10 local (05:10 UTC)
- Place
- Stone Mountain, GA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7374GCessna 172K
- Weather
- Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860315007909A
- Case key
- 7077
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Shortly after taking off at ngt, the plt encountered low visibility (vis) in fog. He attempted to return to the arpt for lndg, but the acft crashed in a wooded area aprx 3/4 mi from the arpt. A check of the plt's blood showed an alcohol lvl of 0.17 grams percent (0.17%). Witness info indcd the prevailing wx was about 3000 ft scattered, vis 1-1/2 mi with fog.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7374G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17259074
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jimmy O. Britt Terry W. Moon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- OOA · Stone Mountain, GA
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 112 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Night/dark
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.