# NTSB NYC75AN093: Cessna 170, N4082V, Byrdstown, TN, March 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1975
- Place: Byrdstown, TN · BYRDSTOWN, TN
- Location: 36.5736° N, 85.1342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Byrdstown, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5736&lon=-85.1342&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0801  75/3/16    BYRDSTOWN,TN        CESSNA 170          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 350
        TIME - 1705                    N4082V              PX-  1  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GATLINSBURG,TN              INDIANAPOLIS,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                            SLEET, FREEZING RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      44
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PSGR STATED PLT MADE APCH TO ROAD,SPOTTED PWR LINES,LOST CTL IN CLIMBING TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4082V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4082V-1975-07-16), registration cancelled 1975-07-16, S/N 18414, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750316013309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750316013309A), Mar 16, 1975: Cessna 170, Byrdstown, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Psgr stated plt made apch to road,spotted pwr lines,lost ctl in climbing turn.

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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