# NTSB MIA74DKG44: Cessna 172, N6910X, Covington, GA, November 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1973
- Place: Covington, GA · COVINGTON, GA
- Location: 33.6054° N, 83.8466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6054&lon=-83.8466&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201596
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKG44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG44-201596

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3859  73/11/24   COVINGTON,GA        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 55, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N6910X              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAVANNAH,GA                 STOCKBRIDGE,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- LACK OF KNOWLEDGE IN USE OF RADIO AIDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6910X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6910X), registered now, S/N 17247810 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (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

## 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 19731124038069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731124038069A), Nov 24, 1973: Cessna 172B, Covington, GA, Substantial damage. Lack of knowledge in use of radio aids.

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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