# NTSB MIA74FKG25: Cessna 172G, N5863R, Prattsburg, GA, September 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1973
- Place: Prattsburg, GA · PRATTSBURG, GA
- Location: 32.7126° N, 84.3577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prattsburg, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7126&lon=-84.3577&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188156
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FKG25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3319   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5863R-2006-09-18), registration cancelled 2006-09-18, S/N 17253532 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Prattsburg

## 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 19730909030649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909030649A), Sep 9, 1973: Cessna 172G, Prattsburg, GA, Substantial damage. R brake worn. Acft veered off l side of rwy struck some peach trees.

## Other investigations on N5863R (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL05CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA147), Aug 17, 2005: Cessna 172G (N5863R), Ridgeland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undertermined reasons which resulted in a collision with objects.

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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