# NTSB IAD75DKW10: Cessna 182, N9940T, Greeneville, TN, March 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1975
- Place: Greeneville, TN · GREENEVILLE, TN
- Location: 36.1680° N, 82.8197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greeneville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1680&lon=-82.8197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148370
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DKW10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DKW10

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0544   75/3/1    GREENEVILLE,TN      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 199
        TIME - 0930                    N9940T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESAPEAKE,VA               SMYRNA,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL FOUND IN FUEL STRAINER OR CARBURETOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9940T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9940T-1976-06-15), registration cancelled 1976-06-15, S/N 18253040 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greenville

## 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 19750301003529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750301003529A), Mar 1, 1975: Cessna 182A, Greeneville, TN, Substantial damage. No evidence of fuel found in fuel strainer or carburetor.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.