# NTSB MIA73AM040: Cessna 172K, N79433, Oliver Spgs, TN, October 13, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1972
- Place: Oliver Spgs, TN · OLIVER SPGS, TN
- Location: 36.0399° N, 84.3285° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oliver Springs, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0399&lon=-84.3285&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168937
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3189  72/10/13   OLIVER SPGS,TENN    CESSNA 172K         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0005                    N79433              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 30, 1379 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            310 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNOXVILLE,TENN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO MTN SIDE.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.184 PCT. PLTS TIME AS OF 2/12/72.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79433](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79433-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 17258082 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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