Cessna 172M N1586V

Summary

On 29 August 1982 at about 00:54 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N1586V, operated by Brown Aero, Inc., was involved in an accident near Perry, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 August 1982 at 00:54

Classification

Accident

Location

Perry, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Perry-Fort Valley (54A)

Coordinates

32.4590, -83.7303

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N1586V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Brown Aero, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jessup → Clemson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL82DA248

1 person had minor injuries.

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 STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED PERRY, GA ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO AUGUSTA AND JESSUP, GA. HE WAS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO PERRY AT ABOUT 1600 EDT. THE FLIGHT PROGRESSED UNEVENTFULLY TO JESSUP WHERE IT WAS DELAYED BY A THUNDERSTORM. AFTER DEPARTING JESSUP, THE PILOT BECAME LOST AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM MACON APPROACH CONTROL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE STUDENT RETURNED TO PERRY AFTER NIGHT FALL HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING, BUT GOT TOO LOW ON FINAL APPROACH, CONTACTED THE TOP OF A 100 FT PINE TREE, AND CRASHED. IT WAS LEARNED THAT BEFORE DEPARTING JESSUP, THE PILOT HAD SET HIS ALTIMETER TO THE ELEVATION AT THE PERRY-FORT VALLEY AIRPORT. WITH THAT SETTING, THE ALTIMETER INDICATED ABOUT 300 FT HIGHER THAN THE ACTUAL ALTITUDE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.