# NTSB MIA72FKG42: Cessna 172G, N3714L, Dahlonega, GA, September 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1971
- Place: Dahlonega, GA · DAHLONEGA, GA
- Location: 34.5299° N, 83.9796° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dahlonega, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5299&lon=-83.9796&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163731
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FKG42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKG42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3720  71/9/15    DAHLONEGA,GA        CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N3714L              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUMPKIN CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAHLONEGA,GA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT SEAT ADJUSTMENT SPRING FAILED,SEAT WENT FULL AFT,PLT UN REACH RUDDER PEDALS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3714L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3714L), registered now, S/N 17253883, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lumpkin Co

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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