# NTSB IAD78FA017: Cessna 172H, N8821Z, Cades Cove, TN, December 1, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1977
- Place: Cades Cove, TN · CADES COVE, TN
- Location: 35.6081° N, 83.8263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cades Cove, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6081&lon=-83.8263&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144080
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FA017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA017

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8821Z-2023-06-17), registration cancelled 2023-06-17, S/N 17255471, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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: 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 19771201041269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771201041269A), Dec 1, 1977: Cessna 172H, Cades Cove, TN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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