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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Valley Point, WV · February 4, 1993

Date
February 4, 1993 · 16:30 local
Place
Valley Point, WV
Airport
Valley Point Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9839V
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC93LA063
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
886 total359 in this make and model5 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.

Failed to assure throttle closed on landing. Unable stop flew off end into tree tops. Blamed earphones distraction.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO ASSURE THROTTLE CLOSED ON LANDING. UNABLE STOP FLEW OFF END INTO TREE TOPS. BLAMED EARPHONES DISTRACTION.

NTSB investigation

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