19731206038829A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172C · Moneta, VA · December 6, 1973

Date
December 6, 1973
Place
Moneta, VA
Airport
Smith Mountain
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1840Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD74FID23
Reported as
Cessna 172C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
202 total174 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt rptd eng froze post acdt exam eng capable of nml opn. Bank angle abt 50-60 deg drg impact.

As the FAA filed it

PLT RPTD ENG FROZE POST ACDT EXAM ENG CAPABLE OF NML OPN.BANK ANGLE ABT 50-60 DEG DRG IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.