# Accident 19880314044899A: Cessna 172B, Elizabethton, TN, March 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1988, 05:30 local time
- Place: Elizabethton, TN
- Airport: Elizabethton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3309° N, 82.2300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3309&lon=-82.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7609X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7609X-2023-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 260 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88IA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88IA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880314044899A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THROTTLE SET TOO HIGH. ENGINE STARTED BY HAND PROP. TAIL TIEDOWN LOOSENED. AIRCRAFT ROTATED INTO PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL88IA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88IA113), Mar 14, 1988: Cessna 172B (N7609X), Elizabethton, TN, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N7609X (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20220706012169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220706012169A), Jul 6, 2022: Cessna 172B (N7609X), Silver Springs, NV, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted]Engine had a partial or complete power loss, resulting in an emergency landing. As part of the landing sequence, the aircraft impacted…
- [Accident 19730521011869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730521011869A), May 21, 1973: Cessna 172B (N7609X), Defuniak Spng, FL, Substantial damage. Into wind rwy avbl. Acft veered to r slightly then abruptly l.nose gr dug in soft sand.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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