# NTSB MIA73FKG36: Cessna 401, N7822F, Gainesville, GA, September 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1972
- Place: Gainesville, GA · GAINESVILLE, GA
- Location: 34.2979° N, 83.8241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2979&lon=-83.8241&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167989
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FKG36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKG36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2951  72/9/20  NR.GAINESVILLE,GA     CESSNA 401          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4400
        TIME - 0800                    N7822F              PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 410 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINESVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANDERSON,SC                 CHATTANOOGA,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLDS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURNED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- R ENG EXHAUST COUPLING FAILED.ENG CAUGHT FIRE.PLT FEATH PROP AND LND OK.AD72-10-5 NCW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7822F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gainesville

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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