# NTSB MIA73DKW04: Cessna 172, N1705F, Clarksville, TN, July 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1972
- Place: Clarksville, TN · CLARKSVILLE, TN
- Location: 36.5298° N, 87.3595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5298&lon=-87.3595&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167810
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKW04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKW04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3848  72/7/16    CLARKSVILLE,TENN    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N1705F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OUTLAW FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLARKSVILLE,TENN            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- ACFT GROUND LOOPED RAN OFF RWY,NOSED OVER IN SOFT MUD ON RWY SHOULDER.1.3HRS RECORDED LAST 90 DAYS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1705F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1705F), registered now, S/N 17255100, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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: Outlaw Field

## Other investigations on N1705F (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 CHI83LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA165), Apr 11, 1983: Cessna 172 (N1705F), West Jefferson, OH, substantial damage

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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