# Accident 19910914044442A: Cessna 172D, 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, second 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: N73L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 92 in this make and model, 35 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/19910914044442A

## Narrative

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

ON SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT WAS HIT BY N78239.HAD LEFT GEAR SHEARED OFF BY 78239,LANDED SAFELY BUT HIT PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N78239, Cessna 172K: [Accident 19910914044441A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910914044441A)

## 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 172D (N73L), 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…

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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