# NTSB MIA76FKG98: Cessna 172, N8494X, Shannon, GA, August 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1976
- Place: Shannon, GA · SHANNON, GA
- Location: 34.3403° N, 85.0841° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shannon, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3403&lon=-85.0841&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155378
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKG98
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG98

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2518  76/8/23  NR.SHANNON,GA         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 364
        TIME - 1930                    N8494X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRICKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARIETTA,GA                SHANNON,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT ALLOWED ACFT TO DRIFT LEFT ON GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8494X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8494X-2013-03-08), registration cancelled 2013-03-08, S/N 17248994, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408) (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
- Airport: Fricks

## 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 19760823026359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760823026359A), Aug 23, 1976: Cessna 172D, Shannon, GA, Substantial damage. Plt allowed acft to drift left on go-around.

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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