# NTSB ATL81FIJ13: Cessna 172N, N733GM, Glenville, WV, July 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1981
- Place: Glenville, WV · GLENVILLE, WV
- Location: 38.9402° N, 80.8333° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glenville, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9402&lon=-80.8333&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125084
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FIJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1642  81/7/30    GLENVILLE,WV        CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 67, 7715
        TIME - 1430                    N733GM              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STONEKING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEWISBURG,WV                GLENVILLE,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- MAIN LNDG GEAR ATCHMNT BOLT,PN S2138-1,FAILED AT PRE-EXISTING CRACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N733GM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733GM), registered now, S/N 17268285, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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: Stoneking

## 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 19810730046459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810730046459A), Jul 30, 1981: Cessna 172N, Glenville, WV, Substantial damage. Left landing gear collapsed during landing roll.

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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