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Cessna 172I N35469

3 November 1985 · Millington, Tennessee, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 3 November 1985 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 172I registered N35469, operated by Teddy Friend, was involved in an accident near Millington, Tennessee, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Millington, Tennessee, United States
Nearest airport
Private Strip
Coordinates
35.3309, -89.8795
Aircraft
Cessna 172I
Registration
N35469
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Teddy Friend
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL86FLT03

People

3 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 3 0

Probable cause

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 ACFT COLLAPED THE NOSE LNDG BEAR DURING A FORCED LNDG AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED DURING TAKEOFF. DURING POST ACE ENG EXAM THE WIRES DISCONNECTED FROM THE MAGNETO SWITCH. THE WIRES WERE RESTING ON THE 'P' LEADS. THE FASTENING SCREW FOUND ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CANVAS BAG THAT PROTECTS THE MAG SWITCH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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