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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Murfreesboro, TN · April 26, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 26, 1979
Place
Murfreesboro, TN · MURFREESBORO, TN
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N20388Cessna 172
Status
Completed · report July 12, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790426007869A
Case key
136256

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1180  79/4/26    MURFREESBORO,TN     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 451
        TIME - 0100                    N20388              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 109 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MURFREESBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASHVILLE,TN                MURFREESBORO,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N20388
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Murfreesboro

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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.