# NTSB IAD77DKW26: Cessna 172, N4295F, Beersheba Spgs, TN, August 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1977
- Place: Beersheba Spgs, TN · BEERSHEBA SPGS, TN
- Location: 35.4590° N, 85.6688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beersheba Springs, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4590&lon=-85.6688&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146196
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DKW26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DKW26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1918  77/8/13    BEERSHEBA SPGS,TN   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 124
        TIME - 1445                    N4295F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 86 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEERSHEBA SPGS,TN           MCMINNVILLE,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      91
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM PASTURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4295F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4295F-2017-04-07), registration cancelled 2017-04-07, S/N 46195, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, 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 19770813024799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770813024799A), Aug 13, 1977: Cessna 172, Beersheba Spgs, TN, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from pasture

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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