# Accident 20140214001829A: Cessna 172M, Pinson, TN, February 14, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2014, 18:25 local time
- Place: Pinson, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4550° N, 88.7069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4550&lon=-88.7069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N194EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N194EX-2018-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140214001829A

## Narrative

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

AT 1605 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT N194EX DEPARTED ON A VFR FLIGHT INTENDED FOR KMSL. DURING THE FLIGHT, WEATHER CONDITIONS WORSENED AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD TO DESCEND TO 3000FT THEN LATER TO 1100 FT TO MAINTAIN VFR.  AT 1735 LOCAL, AIRCRAFT REQUESTED TO DIVERT TO MKL BUT COULD NOT FIND THE AIRPORT. AT 1739, THE PILOT DECIDED THAT THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO KMSL BECAUSE THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE ROUTE. AT 1744, MEM CENTER ADVISED THAT WEATHER WAS BAD AT MSL. THE PILOT LOOKED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING SPOT WHILE CENTER WAS LOOKING FOR ALTERNATE. AT 1745, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A FIELD NEAR PINSON, TN. MEM CENTER WAS NOTIFIED OF HIS INTENTIONS. THE NOSE GEAR SNAPPED OFF. THE RIGHT WING WAS DAMAGED BY TREES.  THE LEFT WING RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE TAIL SECTION, STARTING AT THE BACK WINDOW OF THE AIRCRAFT, SNAPPED AND TWISTED UPSIDE DOWN.

THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUFFICIENT FUEL ON BOARD. INDICATIONS SHOWED THAT THE ENGINE WAS MAKING POWER.

## 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 ERA14LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA122), Feb 14, 2014: Cessna 172M (N194EX), Pinson, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s decision to continue flight into deteriorating weather conditions at night and his failure to divert in a timely manner, which resulted in an off-airport precautionary…

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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