# NTSB IAD73FKW29: Cessna 172, N84368, Crossville, TN, June 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1973
- Place: Crossville, TN · CROSSVILLE, TN
- Location: 35.9515° N, 85.0306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crossville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9515&lon=-85.0306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173536
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73FKW29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FKW29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1671  73/6/28    CROSSVILLE,TENN     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2534
        TIME - 0950                    N84368              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASHVILLE,TENN              MORRISTOWN,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ENTRD CLOUD,INITIATED L TURN TO FLY OUT AFTR COUNT OF 3.HIT TREES ON MTN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84368](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84368-1973-08-15), registration cancelled 1973-08-15, S/N 17258443, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19730628018179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730628018179A), Jun 28, 1973: Cessna 172D, Crossville, TN, Destroyed. Entrd cloud,initiated l turn to fly out aftr count of 3.hit trees on mtn.

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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