- Date
- October 13, 1977
- Place
- Covington, TN · COVINGTON, TN
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N79322Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771013031419A
- Case key
- 158705
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2846 77/10/13 NR.COVINGTON,TN CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1962 TIME - 2100 N79322 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOD STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COVINGTON,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: GO-AROUND NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED REMARKS- FUEL VENT PLUGGED BY MUD DAUBER NEST
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79322
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sod Strip
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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.