# Accident 20050603011749A: Cessna R172K, Frozen Head, TN, June 3, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2005, 14:30 local time
- Place: Frozen Head, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9411° N, 85.0319° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9411&lon=-85.0319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1202V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1202V-2008-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 886 total, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050603011749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT VFR ON TOP ATTEMPTED TO PENETRATE CLOUD LAYER TO REMAIN VFR WENT IFR STRUCK TREES ON MOUNTAIN TOP.

## 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 ATL05CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA092), Jun 3, 2005: Cessna 172 (N1202V), Crossville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC conditions which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. A related factor was the clouds.

## Other reports on N1202V (2)

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

- [Incident 19860325015839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860325015839I), Mar 25, 1986: Cessna R172K (N1202V), Fort Wayne, IN, Minor damage. During taxi onto runway for takeoff, a gust of wind lifted tail and wing. Aircraft went up onto nose and wingtip.
- [Incident 19821217067019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821217067019I), Dec 17, 1982: Cessna R172K (N1202V), Sugar Land, TX, Minor damage. Engine began to run rough on approach. Landed downwind. Ran off end of runway. Flipped over on back in soft sand.

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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