Cessna 172 accident near Chatsworth, GA
On September 25, 2010, a Cessna 172 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chatsworth, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 25, 2010
- Place
- Chatsworth, GA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.688°N, 84.816°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100925X02732
Official records · ERA10FA502
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 24, 2010, at 2249 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172K, N84249, registered to Flight Training Express (FTE) LLC, operating as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight, collided with a tree and the ground during a forced landing in the vicinity of Chatsworth, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions (VFR) prevailed. The certificated commercial pilot, located in the right front seat, and the private pilot rated passenger, located in the left front seat, were killed. The rear seat passenger received serious injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight originated from Massey Ranch Airpark (X50) New Smyrna Beach, Florida. The pilot obtained an instrument flight rules clearance from Daytona Approach Control at 1908, en-route to Lovell Field Airport (CHA), Chattanooga, Tennessee. According to Chattanooga Approach Control, the pilot canceled the IFR flight plan at 2242:23 and proceeded VFR. The controller acknowledged the cancellation and informed the pilot to maintain his present transponder squawk and to report Chattanooga in sight. At 2244: 23, the pilot informed the controller that he was going to land at Dalton, Georgia, and the controller informed the pilot to report the airfield in sight. At 2245:52, the pilot stated, "and Chattanooga approach mayday, mayday, mayday, we have an engine failure". The controller replied, do you have Dalton in sight? The pilot responded we are at 2,000 feet and have the airfield in sight. The controller asked the pilot at 2246 if he was able to make the airport and he stated, "We
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate flight planning and in-flight fuel management resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the operator's failure to ensure aircraft records pertaining to engine modifications and fuel burn rates were available to flight crewmembers.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
