Cessna 172H N3885R
25 September 1987 · Chuckey, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 September 1987 at about 19:14 local time, a Cessna 172H registered N3885R was involved in an accident near Chuckey, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chuckey, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.2401, -82.7108
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172H
- Registration
- N3885R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Johnson City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL87LA266
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 PLT ESTIMATED THERE WAS 9 GAL OF FUEL ON BOARD WHEN HE TOOK OFF. APRX 20 MIN LATER, HE WAS MAKING A LOW PASS OVER A PRIVATE STRIP WHEN THE ENG LOST POWER. HE STATED THAT HE REPOSITIONED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE OTHER TANK, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENG (BFR BEING FORCED TO LAND). DRG THE LNDG, THE ACFT WENT THRU A BARBED WIRE FENCE & HIT A SMALL BUILDING. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS EVIDENT. THE PLT'S MED CERT WAS DATED 8/10/84.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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