# NTSB IAD76FKW07: Cessna 172E, N234FB, Townsend, TN, August 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1975
- Place: Townsend, TN · TOWNSEND, TN
- Location: 35.6763° N, 83.7530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Townsend, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6763&lon=-83.7530&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150583
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FKW07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKW07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2737  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234FB-2013-02-11), registration cancelled 2013-02-11, S/N R172-0236, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna R172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (registry code 2072413) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (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 19750813028269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750813028269A), Aug 13, 1975: Cessna 172D, Townsend, TN, Substantial damage. Nr 2,4,5 and 6 cyl leaking thru ex. Terrain flying,box canyon,un turn around crash lnod in trees.

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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