# NTSB ATL81FIJ08: Cessna 172H, N50BM, Spring Hill, WV, May 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1981
- Place: Spring Hill, WV · SPRING HILL, WV
- Location: 38.3545° N, 81.7312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Hill, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3545&lon=-81.7312&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126032
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FIJ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIJ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0927   81/5/8    SPRING HILL,WV      CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 424
        TIME - 1200                    N50BM               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 421 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MALLORY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELKINS,WV                   SPRING HILL,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ABORTED GO-ARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50BM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50BM-1982-02-26), registration cancelled 1982-02-26, S/N 17255950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mallory

## 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 19810508022879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810508022879A), May 8, 1981: Cessna 172H, Spring Hill, WV, Substantial damage. High and fast on final. Began late go-around. Unable to out-climb rising terrain. Flipped over on impact.

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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