# Accident 19930204001819A: Cessna 172M, Valley Point, WV, February 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1993, 16:30 local time
- Place: Valley Point, WV
- Airport: Valley Point Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4697° N, 79.6797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4697&lon=-79.6797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9839V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9839V-2022-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 886 total, 359 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930204001819A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC93LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA063), Feb 4, 1993: Cessna 172M (N9839V), Valley Point, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAKE A REJECTED LANDING WHEN THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO DECELERATE PROPERLY. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO CLOSE THE THROTTLE UPON TOUCHDOWN.

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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