# NTSB IAD79FA048: Cessna 172A, N7687T, Albany, KY, May 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1979
- Place: Albany, KY · ALBANY, KY
- Location: 36.6905° N, 85.1355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6905&lon=-85.1355&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136282
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FA048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA048

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7687T-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 47287, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (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
- Airport: Spring Creek

## 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 19790505019789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790505019789A), May 5, 1979: Cessna 172A, Albany, KY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft stalled turning final, hit paved road in nose down altitude. Low time pilot. Had not received 172 checkout.

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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