# Accident 19910214002389A: Cessna 172, Crossville, TN, February 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1991, 14:14 local time
- Place: Crossville, TN
- Airport: Crossville Memorial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9505° N, 85.0292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9505&lon=-85.0292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8641B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8641B-1991-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 5 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910214002389A

## Narrative

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

IN LOW CLOUDS SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE FLEW INTO TREES WHILE TRYING TO LOCATE AIRPORT. VFR FLIGHT NOT VIABLE.

## 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 ATL91FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA054), Feb 14, 1991: Cessna 172 (N8641B), Crossville, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER FLIGHT PLANNING BY THE NONINSTRUMENT RATED PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN HIS INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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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