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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · Roanoke Rapids, NC · May 2, 1975

Date
May 2, 1975
Place
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Airport
Pittman
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3797F
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD75FLJ24
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
352 total165 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Plt reaching across throttle to ck flap switch. Pilot-inadvertently actuated throttle.

As the FAA filed it

PLT REACHING ACROSS THROTTLE TO CK FLAP SWITCH. PILOT-INADVERTENTLY ACTUATED THROTTLE.

NTSB investigation

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