Cessna 172N N739RJ
25 October 1982 · Indian Mound, Indiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 25 October 1982 at about 20:36 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N739RJ, operated by Michael F. Mullins, was involved in an accident near Indian Mound, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Indian Mound, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.4702, -87.6597
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N739RJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Michael F. Mullins
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Clarksville → Memphis
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83LA016
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE THE PILOT OF N739RJ REPORTED "ENGINE PROBLEMS." THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TRIED VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS AND FUEL SELECTIONS WITHOUT SUCCESS. HE ADVISED FORT CAMPBELL APPROACH CONTROL THAT HE WAS LANDING INTO TREES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE WITHIN A RANGE OF SERIOUS ICING AFTER 15 MINUTES CONTINUOUS ENGINE OPERATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1982 | Cessna 172 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | John A. Meyer | No injuries | - |
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| 17 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Chesley M. Louitt | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172N | Marion, Iowa, United States | Corwin L. Riegsecker | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1982 | Cessna 172N | Antoine, Arkansas, United States | Gerald Hendrix | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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