# NTSB IAD76DKW16: Cessna 120, N2138V, Crab Orchard, TN, December 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1975
- Place: Crab Orchard, TN · CRAB ORCHARD, TN
- Location: 35.9066° N, 84.8847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crab Orchard, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9066&lon=-84.8847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152217
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DKW16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKW16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3895  75/12/17   CRAB ORCHARD,TN     CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 300
        TIME - 1530                    N2138V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MURFREESBORO,TN             RETURN                       POWELL,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        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                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RCVD WX BRFG IN MORNING.IFR CONDS RPRTD NEAR ACDNT SITE.HIT TREES DRG 180DEG TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2138V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2138V-2017-10-28), registration cancelled 2017-10-28, S/N 14363, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19751217039479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751217039479A), Dec 17, 1975: Cessna 120, Crab Orchard, TN, Substantial damage. Rcvd wx brfg in morning.IFR conds rprtd near acdnt site. Hit trees drg 180DEG turn.

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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