# NTSB IAD76AI092: Cessna 172K, N78479, Bryson City, NC, August 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1976
- Place: Bryson City, NC · BRYSON CITY, NC
- Location: 35.4265° N, 83.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bryson City, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4265&lon=-83.4460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155453
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI092

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2377   76/8/9    BRYSON CITY,NC      CESSNA 172K         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1740                    N78479              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FERGUSON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRYSON CITY,NC              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD TO FLY UP THE VALLEY,VERY LOW,PRIOR T0 A STEEP L TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78479](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78479-1976-10-15), registration cancelled 1976-10-15, S/N 17257631 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ferguson Field

## 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 19760809026659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760809026659A), Aug 9, 1976: Cessna 172K, Bryson City, NC, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Acft obsvd to fly up the valley,very low,prior T0 a steep l turn.

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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