# NTSB MIA73FKW06: Cessna 172, N7854T, Morristown, TN, August 31, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1972
- Place: Morristown, TN · MORRISTOWN, TN
- Location: 36.2044° N, 83.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2044&lon=-83.3000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168778
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FKW06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKW06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3995  72/8/31    MORRISTOWN,TENN     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1355
        TIME - 0900                    N7854T              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRISTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRISTOWN,TENN             KNOXVILLE,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- STEEP CLIMBOUT AFTER TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7854T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7854T-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N 47454 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morristown

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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