Cessna 172E N234FB

Summary

On 13 August 1975 at about 15:10 local time, a Cessna 172E registered N234FB, operated by FT Benning Fly, was involved in an accident during in flight near Townsend, Tennessee, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 August 1975 at 15:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Townsend, Tennessee, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172E

Registration

N234FB

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

FT Benning Fly

Operating rule

Flying Club (Military)

Purpose of flight

Dual

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

Knoxville, Tn → Ft Benning, Ga

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-2737

3 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

NR 2,4,5 AND 6 CYL LEAKING THRU EX.TERRAIN FLYING, BOX CANYON, UN TURN AROUND CRASH LNOD IN TREES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.