- Date
- September 5, 1986, 16:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Monroe, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N12619Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860905044809A
- Case key
- 7179
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Analysis
The plt departed cox sky ranch for a flt to stone mt, GA. When he could not receive norcross VOR, he stated that he thought he was having nav radio problems and elected to land at Monroe, GA. Prior to landing he noted the right fuel gauge reading almost empty and the left almost 3/4 full. The fuel selector was on both. After landing at Monroe, the plt did not visually check the fuel level in the tanks. After about 30 minutes on the ground, the plt departed for stone Mt. After 4-5 minutes in the air, the eng lost power. During the forced landing roll, the nose gear struck an earth ridge and collapsed. The acft came to a stop on its back. The left fuel tank was found almost full of fuel. The left tank overboard and vent pipe between the tanks was obstructed by earth like substance. When the obstruction was cleared, a stream of fuel flowed from the pipe.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12619
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172-62118
- Airframe hours
- 3,396
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert E. Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1986 · 68 hours before
- Destination
- Stone Mountain, GA
- Airport
- A06 · Walton Co.
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
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 400 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AHN, 23 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.
Other investigations on N12619 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.