Aviation accident ERA20FA068

1 fatal · Cessna 172 · 2020-01-06 · Newborn, GA, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA20FA068
Event ID: 20200106X65620
Type: Accident
Date: 2020-01-06
Location: Newborn, GA, USA
Coordinates: 33.494445, -83.642501

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Cessna
Model: 172
Registration: N1612F
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s impairment/incapacitation from carbon monoxide poisoning due to a degraded muffler. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to properly maintain the airplane.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown