Cessna 172 N9522L accident near Greensboro, Georgia, September 30, 2023
Cessna 172, registration N9522L, operated by YELLOW JACKET FLYING CLUB INC, was involved in an accident near Greensboro, Georgia on September 30, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA23LA386 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 33 minutes of the flight after departing the Atlanta/Dekalb-Peachtree Arpt area (KPDK), reaching a maximum of 5,650 ft. The last recorded position was at 14:12 UTC, at 5,300 ft and 109 knots, descending at 64 feet per minute, about 3 km from Cornelia/Habersham Cnty (KAJR).
The nearest weather report, from KAJR (3 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 5 miles, no ceiling reported, weather: HZ (MVFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172P registered in United States (Mode S AD3EBE).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- September 30, 2023
- Location
- Greensboro, Georgia
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N9522L
- Operator
- YELLOW JACKET FLYING CLUB INC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA23LA386 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Atlanta/Dekalb-Peachtree Arpt (KPDK)
- Nearest airport
- Cornelia/Habersham Cnty (KAJR)
- Recorded flight
- 33 min, max 5,650 ft
- Last recorded position
- 14:12 UTC, 5,300 ft, 109 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA23LA386; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.