- Date
- March 20, 1982, 15:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place
- Greenfield, TN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N737QSCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820320004539A
- Case key
- 70900
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Witnesses reported that the aircraft crashed after the pilot had been making low passes for about 15 to 30 minutes. In the vicinity of a 30 ft pole, the pilot made a right turn and the aircraft struck the top of a 45 ft tree. The aircraft continued over a small wooded area and struck the top of a 60 ft tree, then crashed in a clearing. All of the witnesses reported that the engine sounded normal prior to impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N737QS
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17269597
- Airframe hours
- 7,203
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Fleeman Aviation
- Registered owner
- Fleeman Aviation
- Departed
- Monroe, LA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 680 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 174 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.