# NTSB MIA73FKG70: Cessna 172, N4249Q, Fitzgerald, GA, April 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1973
- Place: Fitzgerald, GA · FITZGERALD, GA
- Location: 31.7130° N, 83.2522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fitzgerald, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7130&lon=-83.2522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FKG70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKG70

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4249Q-1977-04-06), registration cancelled 1977-04-06, S/N 17260149, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fitzgerald

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730416009669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730416009669A), Apr 16, 1973: Cessna 172L, Fitzgerald, GA, Substantial damage. Plt familiar with arpt thought lndg on unltd grass rwy. Lndd in adjacent plowed field.

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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