Cessna 172N N6257F
28 January 1983 · Knoxville, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 January 1983 at about 20:45 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N6257F was involved in an accident near Knoxville, 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 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- McGhee Tyson (TYS)
- Coordinates
- 35.7908, -83.9695
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N6257F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL84LA056
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
THE ACFT RECONTACTED THE GROUND DURING TAKEOFF AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE PROPELLER, NOSE STRUT AND FIREWALL WERE DAMAGED. THE WIND WAS REPORTEDLY FROM 250 DEGREES AT 14 KTS GUSTING TO 26 KTS. THE ATC CONTROLLERS ON DUTY SAID THE WIND SHEAR ALERT WAS ACTIVATING ALMOST CONSTANTLY. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE WIND WAS REPORTEDLY 25 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 39 KTS. AN OPERATOR OF A CHARTER SERVICE ON THE ARPT HAD REPORTEDLY GROUNDED HIS ACFT BECAUSE OF THE WIND CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 1983 | Cessna 172M | Blairstown, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1983 | Cessna 172 | Benson, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1983 | Cessna 172 I | Paola, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172 | Osage Beach, Missouri, United States | Air Pilot Aviation Charter | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Apison, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1983 | Cessna 152 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Daniel Philip King | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1983 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-24-250 | Lake Hills, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Cessna TU206G | Brentwood, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Oct 1983 | Embraer EMB110-P1 | Blountville, Tennessee, United States | Atlantic Southeast Airlines | Minor injuries | - |