Cessna 172N accident near Arlington, TN
On June 14, 1996, a Cessna 172N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Arlington, TN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 14, 1996
- Place
- Arlington, TN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.279°N, 89.659°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05901
NTSB summary
* HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 13, 1996, at 2133 central daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N73941, collided with trees two miles north of the Arlington Municipal Airport, in Arlington, Tennessee. The personal flight operated under the provisions of Title 14 of CFR Part 91, with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was destroyed, and the private pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed Humbolt, Tennessee, at 2100 hours. According to a friend of the pilot, when the flight departed Humbolt, there were no apparent airplane problems observed as he watched the airplane fly south for about ten minutes. The flight never arrived in Arlington as planned. After an alert noticed was issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, local law and volunteer groups initiated a search for the missing airplane. On June 17, 1996, at 1800 hours, the airplane wreckage was located in a wooded area two miles north of the Arlington Municipal Airport. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION Information on the airplane is contained in this factual report on page 2 under the data field labeled "Aircraft Information." PERSONNEL INFORMATION Information on the First Pilot is included in this factual report on page 3 under the data file labeled "First Pilot." A review of the pilot's medical history revealed that he had coronary heart disease and had undergone heart surgery before starting his flight training. The pilot's medical certificate showed that the current medical certificate expired on June 30, 1996. The certificate also had a vision limitation. According
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance above the trees. A factor was the dark night.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
