# NTSB Accident ATL90LA161
> **CESSNA 172** · 1990-08-24 · PALMETTO, GA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL90LA161
- **Event ID:** 20001212X23892
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-08-24
- **Location:** PALMETTO, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.519229, -84.660057
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N6173E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE WITH KNOWN MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED CONDITION OF THE MAGNETOS.

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