# NTSB MIA72DKG28: Cessna 172, N5188A, Lafayette, GA, August 22, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1971
- Place: Lafayette, GA · LAFAYETTE, GA
- Location: 34.7088° N, 85.2815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of LaFayette, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7088&lon=-85.2815&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163165
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DKG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3122  71/8/22    LAFAYETTE,GA        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 473
        TIME - 1615                    N5188A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 393 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAFAYETTE,GA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- GRASS 6 TO 14 IN HIGH,ACFT CRASHED IN FLD AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5188A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5188A-1972-10-05), registration cancelled 1972-10-05, S/N 28188 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hunt

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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