- Date
- August 23, 1972
- Place
- Gatlinburg, TN · GATLINBURG, TN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7265GCessna 182N
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168461
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3173 72/8/23 GATLINBURG,TENN CESSNA 182N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1805 N7265G PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS 48, 8592 TOTAL HOURS, 206 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEVIERVILLE,TENN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- GOT TOO LOW DURG DRY RUN OVR DROP ZONE IN MTS.UN CLEAR HIGHER TERRAIN,CRASH LNDD IN TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7265G
- Reported as
- Cessna 182N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7265GRegistration cancelled Jun 16, 2021 · Cessna 172KAirframe modelCessna 172KEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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