# NTSB ATL81FLJ05: Cessna 172M, N9640Q, Belhaven, NC, March 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1981
- Place: Belhaven, NC · BELHAVEN, NC
- Location: 35.5430° N, 76.6231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belhaven, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5430&lon=-76.6231&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127382
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FLJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0319  81/3/25  NR.BELHAVEN,NC        CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 127
        TIME - 0535                    N9640Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE CAMP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BELHAVEN,NC                  YOUNGSTOWN,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- FROST ON WINGS.UN TO FLY OUT OF GND EFFECT,ENCTRD 3FT SAW GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9640Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9640Q-2013-03-20), registration cancelled 2013-03-20, S/N 17265724, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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: Riverside Camp

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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