- Date
- April 1, 1987, 17:51 local (22:51 UTC)
- Place
- Oliver Springs, TN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2510YCessna 172D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870401008119A
- Case key
- 7402
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that the acft encountered heavy turbulence and a strong gusty x-wind close to the ground while on short final to his private airstrip. The plt attempted a go-around and encountered 'extremely heavy turbulence' during a turning climbout through and over mountainous terrain. The acft subsequently fell below a ridge into a hollow where it impacted trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2510Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 172D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17249810
- Airframe hours
- 3,450
- Engine
- Continental O-300-C, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Eddie T. Seavers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 21, 1986
- Destination
- RKW · Rockwood, TN
- Airport
- Broken S. Ranch
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,629 total · 643 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TYS, 26 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.