Cessna 172M accident near Newnan, Georgia, March 30, 2006
On March 30, 2006 at about 5:45 pm local time, a Cessna 172M, registered N9880V, was substantially damaged in an accident near Newnan, Georgia (Newnan Coweta County Airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control on the landing roll out, resulting in the airplane veering off the right side of the runway and colliding with an airport runway sign.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 30, 2006 · about 5:45 pm local time
- Place
- Newnan, Georgia · Newnan Coweta County Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M · all 172Ms on the register
- Registration
- N9880V · no longer on the register · serial 17264543
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The student pilot stated that he was conducting a full stop landing with 20-degrees of flaps. On the landing roll, the airplane started to veer to the right. The student pilot stated that he lost directional control of the airplane, the airplane went off the right side of the runway, and collided with a runway sign. The student pilot that stated he must have encountered a gust of wind. The surface winds at the time of the accident were 150-degrees at 7 knots, and no gusts were being reported. When the student pilot was asked if he experienced any mechanical problems with the airplane he stated, "No."
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Dual student
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 68 hours in all; 67 in this make and model; 14 in the last 90 days; 4 in the last 30 days; 2 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,666 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 1, 2006; 6 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,300 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Eagle Aviation Academy
The flight
- Departed from: KCCO Newnan GA at 7:40 pm
- Destination: KCCO Newnan GA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 14, 5,500 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter: 30.25 inHg
- Observation at 5:52 pm from KATL, 26 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N9880V the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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