# NTSB IAD77FKW20: Cessna 172, N7129A, Midtown Commun, TN, June 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1977
- Place: Midtown Commun, TN · MIDTOWN COMMUN, TN
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147089
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FKW20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FKW20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1754  77/6/18    MIDTOWN COMMUN,TN   CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 41, 0
        TIME - 0750                    N7129A              PX-  1  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNOXVILLE,TN               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- COCAINE DETECTED IN BLOOD OF PLT & PSGR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7129A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7129A-1977-09-16), registration cancelled 1977-09-16, S/N 29229 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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 19770618019489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770618019489A), Jun 18, 1977: Cessna 172, Midtown Commun, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Cocaine detected in blood of plt & psgr.

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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