# NTSB IAD75AI012: Cessna A188B, N53235, Smyrna, TN, September 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1974
- Place: Smyrna, TN · SMYRNA, TN
- Location: 35.9675° N, 86.5253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smyrna, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9675&lon=-86.5253&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136628
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75AI012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3029  74/9/13    SMYRNA,TENN         CESSNA A188B        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2411
        TIME - 2015                    N53235              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 290 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MURFREESBORO,TENN           RUSSELLVILLE,KY
        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)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLT ENTRD LO CLD COND.NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PLT LEFT CLD IN NOSE DWN ATTITUDE,CONT TIL IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53235](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53235-1974-11-08), registration cancelled 1974-11-08, S/N 18801701T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (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 19740913032349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740913032349A), Sep 13, 1974: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Smyrna, TN, Destroyed. Flt entrd lo cld cond. Non-instrument rated plt left cld in nose dwn attitude,cont til impact.

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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