# NTSB IAD79FA053: Cessna 172N, N1667E, Mackville, KY, June 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1979
- Place: Mackville, KY · MACKVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.7341° N, 85.0697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mackville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7341&lon=-85.0697&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144042
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FA053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1318   79/6/1    MACKVILLE,KY        CESSNA 172N         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 150
        TIME - 0045                    N1667E              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEARCY,AR                   LEXINGTON,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  10000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       68
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ALTERNATOR SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF ROTATION AT IMPACT.PIC DID NOT REFUEL AFTR FLYING CLC FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1667E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1667E-1985-08-08), registration cancelled 1985-08-08, S/N 17271087 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lebanon/Sprngfld

## 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 19790601024629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790601024629A), Jun 1, 1979: Cessna 172N, Mackville, KY, Destroyed. Engine failed at night. Pilot flew 5 hrs. 33 min. Since refueling.

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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