- Date
- July 22, 1978
- Place
- Selmer, TN · SELMER, TN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7684XCessna 172B
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780722026299A
- Case key
- 140625
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2028 78/7/22 SELMER,TN CESSNA 172B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 19, 16 TOTAL TIME - 1905 N7684X PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAVANNAH,TN SELMER,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- LOW PASS OVER PILOT'S RESIDENCE ADJACENT TO AIRSTRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7684X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Private Airstrip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.