# NTSB MIA73DKW12: Cessna 172G, N5965R, Waverly, TN, December 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1972
- Place: Waverly, TN · WAVERLY, TN
- Location: 36.0931° N, 87.7861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waverly, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0931&lon=-87.7861&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163306
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKW12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKW12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3825   72/12/1   WAVERLY,TENN        CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 108
        TIME - 1805                    N5965R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAVERLY,TENN                HUNTINGDON,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRASH LNDD IN WOODS. DIDNT MAKE PROPER ALLOWANCE FOR HEAD WINDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5965R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5965R-1974-08-08), registration cancelled 1974-08-08, S/N 17253634 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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