# Accident 19910914044441A: Cessna 172K, Greenville, TN, September 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1991, 20:30 local time
- Place: Greenville, TN
- Airport: Greenville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0702° N, 82.8603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0702&lon=-82.8603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78239, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78239) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 125 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910914044441A

## Narrative

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

ON SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT OVERTOOK N73L,SHEARED OFF ITS LEFT MAIN GEAR WITH RIGHT WING,LANDED SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N73L, Cessna 172D: [Accident 19910914044442A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910914044442A)

## 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 ATL91LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA175), Sep 15, 1991: Cessna 172K (N78239), Greeneville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT OF N78239, AND HIS FAILURE TO ACCURATELY JUDGE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TWO AIRCRAFT. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS AND THE…

## Other reports on N78239 (2)

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

- [Incident 20241023016739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241023016739I), Oct 23, 2024: Cessna 172K (N78239), Stockton, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft departed rwy 29L for training, in the upwind reported a rough running engine and requested to return to land via RWY11R. The pilot attempted a tear…
- [Accident 20181005016699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181005016699A), Oct 5, 2018: Cessna 172K (N78239), Stockton, CA, Substantial damage. A Cessna 172K N78239 took off from Stockton, CA. Airport and student pilot was performing touch and go's on runway 29L. On seventh touch and go, pilot lost…

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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