# NTSB IAD75FKW06: Cessna 172, N7549T, Twinton, TN, September 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1974
- Place: Twinton, TN · TWINTON, TN
- Location: 36.2842° N, 85.1277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twinton, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2842&lon=-85.1277&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138828
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FKW06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FKW06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3272  74/9/14    TWINTON,TENN        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1033                    N7549T              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WAYNESBORO,GA               LOUISVILLE,KY                ATHENS,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       63
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           20                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT RCVD WX BRIEF DAY PRIOR TO ACDT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7549T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7549T-1975-06-10), registration cancelled 1975-06-10, S/N 47149 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (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 19740914031409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740914031409A), Sep 14, 1974: Cessna 172A, Twinton, TN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Plt rcvd wx brief day prior to acdt.

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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