# NTSB ATL81FID05: Cessna 172, N5456K, Tangier Island, VA, December 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1980
- Place: Tangier Island, VA · TANGIER ISLAND, VA
- Location: 37.8285° N, 75.9919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tangier Island, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8285&lon=-75.9919&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127458
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FID05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FID05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3523   80/12/7   TANGIER ISLAND,VA   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 357
        TIME - 1030                    N5456K              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TANGIER ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWPORT NEWS,VA             TANGIER ISLAND,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5456K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5456K-2007-05-23), registration cancelled 2007-05-23, S/N 17274122, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tangier Island

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801207070929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801207070929A), Dec 7, 1980: Cessna 172N, Tangier Island, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot stalled & crashed airplane just short of runway during landing approach.

## Other investigations on N5456K (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 ATL05CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA062), Mar 12, 2005: Cessna 172P (N5456K), Redstone Arsnl, AL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during approach, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with the runway. Factors were the turbulence and crosswind…

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.

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