# NTSB MIA78FKG44: Cessna 172XP, N736LY, Fairburn, GA, May 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1978
- Place: Fairburn, GA · FAIRBURN, GA
- Location: 33.5477° N, 84.5872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairburn, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5477&lon=-84.5872&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKG44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2195  78/5/27    FAIRBURN,GA         CESSNA 172XP        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 275
        TIME - 1300                    N736LY              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH FULTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBURN,GA                 SYLVANIA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED CHT GAUGE PEAKED OUT IN RED IMMEDIATELY AFTR TKOF.NO MALF FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N736LY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172XP
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: South Fulton

## 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 19780527014529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780527014529A), May 27, 1978: Cessna 172D, Fairburn, GA, Substantial damage. Plt reported CHT gauge peaked out in red immediately aftr tkof. Nof found.

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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