# NTSB IAD74AI021: Cessna 172, Lewisburg, TN, October 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: October 13, 1973
- Place: Lewisburg, TN · LEWISBURG, TN
- Location: 35.4512° N, 86.7923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewisburg, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, November 30, 1973
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74AI021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3083  73/10/13 NR.LEWISBURG,TENN     CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 1190
        TIME - 1900                    N7108T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TITUSVILLE,FLA              NASHVILLE,TENN               LAGRANGE,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 10/18/73.
```

## Sequence of events

- Uncontrolled descent

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7108T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7108T-1973-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- FAA reports: 19731013035529A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731013035529A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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