MIA73DLT10

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Stantonville, TN · October 1, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 1, 1972
Place
Stantonville, TN · STANTONVILLE, TN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9167BCessna 172
Status
Completed · report March 3, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168551

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2635   72/10/1   STANTONVILLE,TENN   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 249
        TIME - 1415                    N9167B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TENN                STANTONVILLE,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N9167B
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Private Strip

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.