- Date
- October 29, 1976
- Place
- Jonesboro, GA · JONESBORO, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3CDCessna R172E
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761029041579A
- Case key
- 201372
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4031 76/10/29 JONESBORO,GA CESSNA R172E CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1559 TIME - 0755 N3CD PX- 1 2 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH EXPRESSWAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JONESBORO,GA THOMASVILLE,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- HEAVY FROST ON UPPER SURFACES.ABT 97LBS OVR MAX GWT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3CD
- Reported as
- Cessna R172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- South Expressway
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.