Plane Crash List

Cessna 172P N4946G

23 October 1987 · Swainsboro, Georgia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 October 1987 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N4946G was involved in an accident near Swainsboro, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Swainsboro, Georgia, United States
Nearest airport
Emanuel Co (SBO)
Coordinates
32.5902, -82.3302
Aircraft
Cessna 172P
Registration
N4946G
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Dublin → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL88LA021

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

THE ACFT WAS BEING RETURNED TO ITS HOME BASE FOLLOWING A 100 HOUR INSPECTION. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ENG QUIT AS HE WAS DESCENDING PRIOR TO TRAFFIC PATTERN ENTRY. AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENSIVELYDAMAGED AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO FUEL IN THE CARBURETOR OR THE GASCOLATOR. FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE TANKS AND NO BLOCKAGES WERE FOUND. ACTIVATION OF THE FUEL SELECTOR PRODUCED FUEL TO THE SYSTEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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