# NTSB Accident ATL94FA036
> **CESSNA 172H** · 1994-01-09 · PERRY, GA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL94FA036
- **Event ID:** 20001206X00577
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-01-09
- **Location:** PERRY, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.460868, -83.730255
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172H
- **Registration:** N1432F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, IN THAT HE DID NOT REMOVE THE FLIGHT CONTROL GUST LOCK PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. A FACTOR WAS THE USE OF AN UNAPPROVED, UNMARKED RIVET AS A FLIGHT CONTROL LOCK.

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