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Cessna 172D N2510Y

1 April 1987 · Oliver Springs, Tennessee, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 1 April 1987 at about 22:51 local time, a Cessna 172D registered N2510Y was involved in an accident near Oliver Springs, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:51
Classification
Accident
Location
Oliver Springs, Tennessee, United States
Nearest airport
Broken S. Ranch
Coordinates
36.0305, -84.3204
Aircraft
Cessna 172D
Registration
N2510Y
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Rockwood
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL87LA103

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 0 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

THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED HEAVY TURBULENCE AND A STRONG GUSTY X-WIND CLOSE TO THE GROUND WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THE PLT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND AND ENCOUNTERED 'EXTREMELY HEAVY TURBULENCE' DURING A TURNING CLIMBOUT THROUGH AND OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY FELL BELOW A RIDGE INTO A HOLLOW WHERE IT IMPACTED TREES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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