- Date
- August 13, 1971
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N79407Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162656
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1892 71/8/13 ATLANTA,GA CESSNA 172K CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 803 TIME - 2247 N79407 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 560 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAM B.HARTSFI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PANAMA CITY,FLA ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE REMARKS- LOST CTL ON NITE VFR APCH.PLT HAD BEEN TOLD TO CHNG FREQ BY ATC.PLT HAD 16 HR DAY,MOSTLY BUSINESS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79407
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- William B.Hartsfi
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