- Date
- April 16, 1973
- Place
- Fitzgerald, GA · FITZGERALD, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4249QCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report June 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730416009669A
- Case key
- 170508
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1354 73/4/16 FITZGERALD,GA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2230 N4249Q PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 42, 10323 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 610 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FITZGERALD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TIFTON,GA FITZGERALD,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PLT FAMILIAR WITH ARPT THOUGHT LNDG ON UNLTD GRASS RWY.LNDD IN ADJACENT PLOWED FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4249Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fitzgerald
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.