Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172 N733JZ

23 September 1987 · Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 September 1987 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N733JZ, operated by Fayetteville Aviation, was involved in an accident near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
Nearest airport
Murfreesboro Muni Airport
Coordinates
35.8504, -86.3896
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N733JZ
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Fayetteville Aviation
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Fayetteville → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL87LA265

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

DURING A PRACTICE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES WHICH RESULTED IN THE FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR STRUCTURAL SUPPORT. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE EXPERIENCED GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT DID NOT PROPERLY COMPENSATE FOR OR ANTICIPATE THE WIND CONDITIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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