Cessna 172N N2858E

Summary

On 21 September 1985 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N2858E, operated by Metro Flying School & Club, Inc, was involved in an accident near Halls, Tennessee, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 September 1985 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Halls, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Arnold Field (M31)

Coordinates

35.8809, -89.4010

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N2858E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Metro Flying School & Club, Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Olive Branch → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL85FA280

1 person died.

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

THE PRIVATE PILOT HAD JUST LEVELED OFF AT 2500 FEET AND POINTED OUT THE OLD NAVAL BASE TO HIS RIGHT FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WHEN HE SLUMPED OVER THE YOKE. THE PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT HELD THE PILOT OFF THE CONTROLS WHILE HER NON-PILOT HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. HE MISSED THE TAXIWAY ON THE OLD NAVAL BASE AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A COTTON FIELD. HE SPOTTED A HOUSE AT THE END OF THE FIELD AND TURNED JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A DITCH AT THE END OF THE FIELD AND BOUNCED UP ON THE TAXIWAY. THE PILOT DID NOT RESPOND TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.