# NTSB ATL86LA243: Cessna 172M, N12619, Monroe, GA, September 5, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 5, 1986, 16:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place: Monroe, GA
- Coordinates: 33.790325, -83.709953 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7903&lon=-83.7100&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7179
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL86LA243
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7179/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA243

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - fuel system,vent - blocked(total) (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12619-1991-11-05), registration cancelled 1991-11-05, S/N 17262118 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 172-62118
- Airframe hours: 3396
- Engines: 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.

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860905044809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860905044809A), Sep 5, 1986: Cessna 172M, Monroe, GA, Substantial damage. The engine failed from fuel starvation. A blocked fuel vent trapped fuel. Pilot failed to investigate imbalance.

## Other investigations on N12619 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI79FET07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET07), Dec 11, 1978: Cessna 172M (N12619), Gary, IN, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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