- Date
- August 13, 1975
- Place
- Townsend, TN · TOWNSEND, TN
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N234FBCessna 172E
- Status
- Completed · report October 22, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750813028269A
- Case key
- 150583
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2737 75/8/13 TOWNSEND,TN CESSNA 172E CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1510 N234FB PX- 0 0 1 DUAL AGE 29, 1780 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 93 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KNOXVILLE,TN FT BENNING,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- NR 2,4,5 AND 6 CYL LEAKING THRU EX.TERRAIN FLYING,BOX CANYON,UN TURN AROUND CRASH LNOD IN TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N234FB
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N234FBRegistration cancelled Feb 11, 2013 · Cessna R172EAirframe modelCessna R172EEngine modelContinental GTSIO-520-C
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.