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Cessna 177 N34975

24 January 1982 · Athens, Georgia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 24 January 1982 at about 21:05 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N34975, operated by Albert A. Sandberg, was involved in an accident near Athens, 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 21:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States
Nearest airport
Athens Municipal (AHN)
Coordinates
34.0001, -83.3406
Aircraft
Cessna 177
Registration
N34975
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Albert A. Sandberg
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Sanford → Athens
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL82DA040

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

DURING AN ENROUTE REFUELING STOP ON 1/21 THE PILOT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING AROUND THE LEFT TANK CAP. AFTER ARRIVING AT SANFORD THE ACFT WAS REFUELED WITH APPX 50 GALS & A LOCAL FLIGHT OF ABOUT 12 MIN WAS FLOWN. THE ACFT HAS A USABLE FUEL CAPACITY OF 59 GALS. THE TANKS WERE NOT CHECKED AFTER THE LOCAL FLIGHT. ON 1/24 THE PILOT DEPARTED SANFORD FOR ATHENS,GA. HEADWINDS WERE ENCOUNTERED ENROUTE CAUSING A 30 TO 45 MIN DELAY IN ARRIVAL. WHILE DESCENDING FROM 6500 FT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AFTER LANDING IN A SOFT MUDDY FIELD THE NOSE GEAR SHEARED & THE ACFT FLIPPED INVERTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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