Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172N N737LJ

6 October 1982 · Albany, Georgia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 6 October 1982 at about 13:47 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N737LJ, operated by Harmon, W. Charles, was involved in an accident near Albany, 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 13:47
Classification
Accident
Location
Albany, Georgia, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N737LJ
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Harmon, W. Charles
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Birmingham → Jacksonville
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL83LA005

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 PILOT OF N737LJ DEPARTED ON A CROSS-COUNTRY BUSINESS TRIP WITH LESS THAN FULL FUEL TANKS. AFTER FLYING ABOUT 2 HOURS THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AT THE EDGE OF THE FIELD. EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL TANKS REVEALED INSUFFICENT FUEL REMAINING FOR ENGINE OPERATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Cessna 172 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
12 Mar 1982 Cessna 172
N733DU
Broomfield, Colorado, United States John A. Meyer No injuries -
6 Sep 1982 Cessna 172N
N6339F
Lake of the Oza, Missouri, United States Wayne Collins Merle Nelson Fatal 2
17 Jun 1982 Cessna 172
N737VH
Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
Chesley M. Louitt No injuries -
13 Jun 1982 Cessna 172N
N5158E
Marion, Iowa, United States Corwin L. Riegsecker No injuries -
6 Nov 1982 Cessna 172
N54983
Antioch, California, United States
no coordinates
Executive Air No injuries -
10 Aug 1982 Cessna 172N
N75548
Antoine, Arkansas, United States Gerald Hendrix No injuries -

All 12,209 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
7 Sep 1982 Cessna 188B
N4877R
Gibson, Georgia, United States Waldo Pepper Spraying, Serv. No injuries -
29 Aug 1982 Cessna 310C
N1737H
Brunswick, Georgia, United States Alvin E. Potter No injuries -
4 Sep 1982 Cessna 170A
N9263A
Brunswick, Georgia, United States Leonard Heighton Fatal 3
9 Mar 1982 Cessna 210D
N3909Y
Near Commerce, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
Warren Pollock Fatal 1
16 May 1982 Cessna 150
N7588G
Buford, Georgia, United States Earl Bouse Minor injuries -
30 Jan 1982 Cessna 182L
N42042
Conyers, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
James C. White No injuries -

All 170,864 records in United States