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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · Spring Hill, WV · May 8, 1981

Date
May 8, 1981 · 10:45 local
Place
Spring Hill, WV
Airport
Mallory
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N50BM
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FIJ08
Reported as
Cessna 172H
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
424 total421 in this make and model28 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.

High and fast on final. Began late go-around. Unable to out-climb rising terrain. Flipped over on impact.

As the FAA filed it

HIGH AND FAST ON FINAL. BEGAN LATE GO-AROUND. UNABLE TO OUT-CLIMB RISING TERRAIN. FLIPPED OVER ON 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.