Plane Crash List

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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