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Cessna C172M N64022

28 July 1991 · Mc Minnville, Tennessee, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 July 1991 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna C172M registered N64022, operated by Walker, James H., was involved in an accident near Mc Minnville, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 21:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Mc Minnville, Tennessee, United States
Nearest airport
Gentry-Thurman (NONE)
Coordinates
35.6801, -85.7703
Aircraft
Cessna C172M
Registration
N64022
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Walker, James H.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Mc Minnville → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL91LA146

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEEARANCE FROM OBSTACLES DURING THE FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT/OWNER WAS MOVING HIS AIRPLANE FROM THE LOCAL AIRPORT TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE PRIVATE STRIP, AT ABOUT 300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION WIRES. IT THEN FELL TO THE GROUND. THE PILOT REPORTED TO AN FAA INSPECTOR THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE WIRES. THE AIRPLANE DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT ANNUAL INSPECTION AND THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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