# Accident 19830924050959A: Cessna 172N, Mocksville, NC, September 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1983, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mocksville, NC
- Airport: Twin Lakes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8903° N, 80.5494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8903&lon=-80.5494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737DR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 20 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA380) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830924050959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER FLAPS BECAUSE OF DEAD BATTERY. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 ATL83LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA380), Sep 24, 1983: Cessna 172 (N737DR), Mocksville, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N737DR (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860325010919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860325010919A), Mar 25, 1986: Cessna 172N (N737DR), Advance, NC, Substantial damage. Approach into the sun was high and fast. Landed long and fast. Overran the runway end, into the mud and nosed over.

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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