# Accident 20040612017659A: Cessna 172N, Dover, TN, June 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2004, 14:00 local time
- Place: Dover, TN
- Airport: Short Creek Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4008° N, 87.9917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4008&lon=-87.9917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5153E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5153E-2006-02-21) (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 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,144 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 194 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04CA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040612017659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 12, 2004 N5153E A CESSNA 172N DEPARTED SHORT CREEK AIRPORT IN DOVER, TN. THE PILOT CHECKED INTERNET RADAR AND SAW THAT THUNDERSTORMS WERE APPROXIMATELY 20 MI. AWAY AND BEGAN A DEPARTURE BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF THE WEATHER. THE TAKEOFF WAS TO THE WEST DIRECTLY INTO THE WIND. UPON BECOMING AIRBORNE, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A 180 DEGREE WIND SHEAR AND VERY STRONG DIRECT CROSSWIND GUSTS THAT PUT THE WINGS IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING APPROX. 20-30 FT. AGL WITH 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS AT AN AIRSPEED OF 60 KT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER TO A LEVEL CLIMB BEFORE STRIKING TREES APPROX. 15-20 FT. AGL.

## 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 ATL04CA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA129), Jun 12, 2004: Cessna 172N (N5153E), Dover, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor initiated flight into thunderstorm activity that resulted in a loss of control and the subsequent collision with trees.

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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