# Accident 20140318003809A: Cessna 172K, Elizabethton, TN, March 18, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2014, 19:25 local time
- Place: Elizabethton, TN
- Airport: Elizabethton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4333° N, 82.1600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4333&lon=-82.1600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46603, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46603-2017-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 13 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140318003809A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 6 AND INITIATED CLIMBOUT TO A NORTHERNLY HEADING TOWARD THE MOUNTAINS. THE PILOT CONTINUED ON THIS HEADING UNTIL A DECISION WAS MADE TO TRY TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE SAFE ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE TERRAIN DURING THIS ATTEMPTED MANEUVER.

## 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 ERA14LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA158), Mar 18, 2014: Cessna 172K (N46603), Elizabethton, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed decision to maneuver around rising terrain, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to calculate the performance…

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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