# Accident 19950329005991A: Cessna 172C, Paris, TN, March 29, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1995
- Place: Paris, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Location: 36.2995° N, 88.2997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2995&lon=-88.2997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N258ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N258ER) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950329005991A

## Narrative

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

ON LEFT DOWNWIND TO RWY, PRIOR TO TURNING BASE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK FROM ABOVE BY AN ULTRALIGHT, BOTH LANDED SAFELY.

## 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 ATL95LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA072), Mar 29, 1995: Cessna 172N (N258ER), Paris, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilots of both aircraft to maintain proper visual lookout during landing at the uncontrolled airport.

## Other reports on N258ER (2)

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

- [Incident 19950716022849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950716022849I), Jul 16, 1995: Cessna 172N (N258ER), 1 fatal. Opened chute after free fall. Chute began to spin. Result fatal impact. Left chute brake found undone,caused spin.
- [Incident 19890120007699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890120007699I), Jan 20, 1989: Cessna 172N (N258ER), Prescott, AZ, Minor damage. Student failed to maintain directional control on a crosswind landing. Aircraft veered off runway.

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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