- Date
- August 20, 1971
- Place
- Athens, TN · ATHENS, TN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N3198KCessna 421A
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162661
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1924 71/8/20 ATHENS,TENN CESSNA 421A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 2900 TIME - 0005 N3198K PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCMINN COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KNOXVILLE,TENN ATHENS,TENN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT LOST CTL OF ACFT DURG TURNING PULL-UP TYPE MANEUVER AFT LOW PASS OVR RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3198K
- Reported as
- Cessna 421A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mcminn County