# NTSB MIA78FKG35: Cessna 172, N7862G, Wrens, GA, April 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1978
- Place: Wrens, GA · WRENS, GA
- Location: 33.2074° N, 82.3876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wrens, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2074&lon=-82.3876&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142419
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKG35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1112   78/4/5    WRENS,GA            CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1840                    N7862G              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 35, 1811 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            535 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WRENS MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUGUSTA,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH 10 TO 12IN RWY LIP THAT WAS EXCAVATED FOR A PLANNED EXTENSION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7862G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7862G), registered now, S/N 17259562, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wrens Memorial

## 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 19780405008309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780405008309A), Apr 5, 1978: Cessna 172D, Wrens, GA, Destroyed. Collided with 10 to 12IN rwy lip that was excavated for a plannedension.

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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