Plane Crash List

Cessna 172 N6285E

22 February 1988 · Jackson, Tennessee, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 22 February 1988 at about 19:32 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N6285E, operated by Michael A. Kellems, was involved in an accident near Jackson, 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 19:32
Classification
Accident
Location
Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Nearest airport
McKellar Field (MKL)
Coordinates
35.6291, -88.8199
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N6285E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Michael A. Kellems
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Monticello
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL88LA097

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

WHILE RETURNING HOME WITH HIS NEWLY PURCHASED ACFT THE PLT MADE A REFUELING STOP. THE WINDS WERE STRONG AND GUSTING UPWARDS OF THIRTY KTS AT THE REFUELING ARPT AND THE DESTINATION ARPT. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE WINDS SHIFTED TO A RIGHT CROSSWIND. THE ACFT ROLLED LEFT AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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