# Accident 19750502008589A: Cessna 172H, Roanoke Rapids, NC, May 2, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1975
- Place: Roanoke Rapids, NC
- Airport: Pittman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 36.4460° N, 77.6486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke Rapids, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4460&lon=-77.6486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3797F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3797F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 352 total, 165 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75FLJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FLJ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750502008589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD75FLJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FLJ24), May 2, 1975: Cessna 172H (N3797F), Roanoke Rapids, NC, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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