# NTSB MIA76AM088: Cessna 172A, N7848T, Milledgeville, GA, May 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1976
- Place: Milledgeville, GA · MILLEDGEVILLE, GA
- Location: 33.0874° N, 83.2400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milledgeville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0874&lon=-83.2400&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154296
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM088
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM088

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1941  76/5/27    MILLEDGEVILLE,GA    CESSNA 172A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 665
        TIME - 2130                    N7848T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 417 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BALDWIN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KISSIMMEE,FL                LOUISVILLE,KY                GAINESVILLE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    900
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                            RAIN, RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          SMOKE                                                     68
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           90                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- PLT ADVSD VFR FLT NOT RECOMMENDED.DSCNDD INTO LAKE SHORT OF ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7848T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7848T-1976-09-14), registration cancelled 1976-09-14, S/N 47448 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Baldwin County

## 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 19760527022649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760527022649A), May 27, 1976: Cessna 172A, Milledgeville, GA, Destroyed. Plt advsd VFR flt not recommended. Dscndd into lake short of arpt.

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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