# NTSB ATL85LA107: Cessna 172E, N3969S, Campbellsville, KY, March 4, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 4, 1985, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Campbellsville, KY
- Coordinates: 37.34027, -85.340164 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3403&lon=-85.3402&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6753
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL85LA107
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6753/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA107

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, standing - engine(s) operating
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - weather evaluation - disregarded, pilot in command (cause)
  - wind information - disregarded, pilot in command (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, standing - engine(s) operating

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS POSITIONED WITH ITS TAIL INTO THE WIND & IT WAS BLOWN OVER. THE WIND WAS FROM 240 DEG AT 18 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 28 KTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3969S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3969S-1989-01-04), registration cancelled 1989-01-04, S/N 17251169 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17251169
- Airframe hours: 2551
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300-D 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial observation, Part 91
- Registered owner: Jack Short
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 20, 1985, 95 hours before
- Airport: AAS, Taylor Co., runway 23, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 2,199 total, 1,541 in this make and model, 1,987 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 18 knots, gusting 28
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,200 ft broken
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: LOU, 55 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850304007939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850304007939A), Mar 4, 1985: Cessna 172E, Campbellsville, KY, Substantial damage. Aircraft stopped on taxiway to watch weather approaching. Wind blew aircraft over.

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.

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