Cessna 172C N1479Y

Summary

On 23 May 2002 at about 22:53 local time, a Cessna 172C registered N1479Y was involved in an accident near Ball Ground, Georgia, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 May 2002 at 22:53

Classification

Accident

Location

Ball Ground, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Pickens County (JZP)

Coordinates

34.3756, -84.3856

Aircraft

Cessna 172C

Registration

N1479Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pickens County → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL02FA104

3 people died.

The flight instructor's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight was an introductory flight lesson for the passenger in the left front seat. A witness who lived near the site of the accident stated that her attention was drawn to the airplane due to the sudden reduction in engine sound. She then heard the sound increase rapidly, followed by an impact and explosion. Examination of accident site revealed a 330- foot long wreckage path in a heavily wooded area. There were several freshly broken trees. Examination of aircraft revealed both wings were suspended in a tree adjacent to main wreckage and flight control cables broken in several locations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.