- Date
- May 5, 1979
- Place
- Albany, KY · ALBANY, KY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7687TCessna 172A
- Status
- Completed · report May 11, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790505019789A
- Case key
- 136282
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1108 79/5/5 ALBANY,KY CESSNA 172A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 78 TOTAL TIME - 1755 N7687T PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRING CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MADISONVILLE,KY ALBANY,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING FLAPS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STEEP TURN TO FINAL APPROACH.PURCHASED ACFT 3 WEEKS PRIOR,NO FAM OR CHECK FLT,ALL X-COUNTRY TIME.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7687T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Spring Creek
N7687TRegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Cessna 172AAirframe modelCessna 172AEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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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.