# Accident 19970922027899A: Cessna 182G, Lexington, TN, September 22, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1997
- Place: Lexington, TN
- Airport: Franklin Wilkins Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6501° N, 88.3901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6501&lon=-88.3901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3725U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3725U-1999-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970922027899A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED WHILE ON APPROACH. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

## 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 ATL97FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA135), Sep 22, 1997: Cessna 182G (N3725U), Lexington, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Improper planning/decision by the pilot, which led to the fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing. Trees in the emergency landing area were a related factor.

## Other reports on N3725U (1)

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

- [Accident 19741214042939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741214042939A), Dec 14, 1974: Cessna 182G (N3725U), St Marys, GA, Substantial damage. Short fld ldg apch ovr an obstacle.

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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