# NTSB MIA79DLA37: Cessna 172, N8451U, Folkston, GA, July 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1979
- Place: Folkston, GA · FOLKSTON, GA
- Location: 30.8391° N, 82.0073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Folkston, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8391&lon=-82.0073&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133803
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLA37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3811   79/7/8  NR.FOLKSTON,GA        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 176
        TIME - 1430                    N8451U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COW PASTURE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SARASOTA,FL                 MILLVILLE,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- DRG TKOF AFTER PRCTNRY LNDG IN PASTURE,ACFT HIT RUT,THEN FENCE & BLDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8451U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8451U-1982-10-07), registration cancelled 1982-10-07, S/N 17252351 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cow Pasture

## 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 19790708023549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790708023549A), Jul 8, 1979: Cessna 172, Folkston, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot made precautionary lndg due to lowering weather. On takeoff from pasture, he hit a smoke house.

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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