- Date
- September 9, 1973
- Place
- Prattsburg, GA · PRATTSBURG, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5863RCessna 172G
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730909030649A
- Case key
- 188156
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3319 73/9/9 PRATTSBURG,GA CESSNA 172G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 210 TIME - 1655 N5863R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRATTSBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORT VALLEY,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- R BRAKE WORN.ACFT VEERED OFF L SIDE OF RWY STRUCK SOME PEACH TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5863R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Prattsburg
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5863R · 1
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