# NTSB ATL88FA254: Cessna T207, N1724U, Petros, TN, July 3, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 2, 1988, 23:03 local (Jul 3, 1988, 03:03 UTC)
- Place: Petros, TN
- Location: 36.1028° N, 84.4503° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petros, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1028&lon=-84.4503&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7623
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88FA254
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7623/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA254

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight encounter with weather, cruise
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - clouds (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - flight into known adverse weather - continued, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, cruise
  - terrain condition - high terrain (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rising (contributing factor)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1724U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1724U-1991-06-11), registration cancelled 1991-06-11, S/N 20700324 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207
- Registry model: [Cessna T207](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207) (registry code 2073612) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 20700324
- Airframe hours: 2190
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-G 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: J & S Aero, Inc.
- Registered owner: Joseph H Selliken, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 28, 1987, 109 hours before
- Departed: TYS, KNOXVILLE, TN
- Destination: HUF, TERRE HAUTE, IN

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 291 total, 61 in this make and model, 291 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Night/dark
- Wind: 290° at 9 knots
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: TYS, 30 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 19880702035659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880702035659A), Jul 2, 1988: Cessna T207, Petros, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into trees at night near top of a ridge. Low ceiling, light rain and haze in area. No weather briefing.

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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