# NTSB IAD75AI060: Cessna 172, N13224, Tullahoma, TN, May 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1975
- Place: Tullahoma, TN · TULLAHOMA, TN
- Location: 35.3734° N, 86.2183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tullahoma, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3734&lon=-86.2183&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148728
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75AI060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1574  75/5/18    TULLAHOMA,TN        CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 300
        TIME - 0500                    N13224              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAM NORTHERN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULLAHOMA,TN                INDIANAPOLIS,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      CALM
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
                                                                    0
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           NONE
        REMARKS- WITNESS AT ARPT DESCRIBED FOG SO DENSE HE COULD NOT SEE THE RUNWAY FROM THE HANGER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13224](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13224-1975-09-08), registration cancelled 1975-09-08, S/N 17262587, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: William Northern

## 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 19750518021379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750518021379A), May 18, 1975: Cessna 172M, Tullahoma, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Witness at arpt described fog so dense he could not see the runway from the hanger.

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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