MIA72FKG76

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Morven, GA · February 29, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 29, 1972
Place
Morven, GA · MORVEN, GA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6212ECessna 172
Status
Completed · report January 31, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166432

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1371  72/2/29    MORVEN,GA           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 375
        TIME - 1800                    N6212E              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUITMAN-BROOKS CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VALDOSTA,GA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N6212E
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Quitman-Brooks 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.