- Date
- December 1, 1977
- Place
- Cades Cove, TN · CADES COVE, TN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8821ZCessna 172H
- Status
- Completed · report March 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771201041269A
- Case key
- 144080
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4171 77/12/1 NR.CADES COVE,TN CESSNA 172H CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 100 TIME - 1120 N8821Z PX- 1 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLAIRSVILLE,GA KNOXVILLE,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8821Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8821ZRegistration cancelled Jun 17, 2023 · Cessna 172HAirframe modelCessna 172HEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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