Cessna 401 N7822F
20 September 1972 · Gainesville, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 September 1972 at about 08:00 local time, a Cessna 401 registered N7822F, operated by Miller Formles, was involved in an accident during in flight near Gainesville, Georgia, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gainesville, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gainesville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 401
- Registration
- N7822F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Miller Formles
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Anderson, Sc → Chattanooga, Tenn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2951
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
R ENG EXHAUST COUPLING FAILED.ENG CAUGHT FIRE.PLT FEATH PROP AND LND OK.AD72-10-5 NCW.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 1972 | Cessna 401 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | US Industries | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1972 | Cessna 401 | Grass Vally, California, United States | Lakeworld | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1973 | Cessna 401A | Morrisville, North Carolina, United States | Triangle Chevr | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1971 | Cessna 401A | Dalhart, Texas, United States | Transairco, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1971 | Cessna 401 | Crystal River, Florida, United States | E and I, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1971 | Cessna 401A | Amarillo, Texas, United States | Transaire, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |