# NTSB MIA66D0496: Cessna 172, N7883U, Morristown, TN, March 13, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1966
- Place: Morristown, TN · MORRISTOWN, TN
- Location: 36.2044° N, 83.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2044&lon=-83.3000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173197
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0496
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0496

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0594  66/3/13    MORRISTOWN TENN     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N7883U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRISTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7883U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7883U-2012-11-16), registration cancelled 2012-11-16, S/N 17251883, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morristown

## Other investigations on N7883U (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL99LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA125), Sep 6, 1999: Cessna 172P (N7883U), Buchanan, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors were conditions favorable for the formation of carburetor ice during glide and cruise, and rough and uneven terrain.

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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