# NTSB ATL81FLJ14: Cessna 172N, N739WD, Roxboro, NC, July 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1981
- Place: Roxboro, NC · ROXBORO, NC
- Location: 36.3946° N, 78.9773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roxboro, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3946&lon=-78.9773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124988
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FLJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1630  81/7/24  NR.ROXBORO,NC         CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 265
        TIME - 0900                    N739WD              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ROXBORO,NC                   HAVELOCK,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- CARBURETOR HEAT BOX VALVE CONTROL ARM IMPROPERLY REPOSITIONED.VALVE PARTIALLY OPEN IN COLD PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N739WD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739WD-1982-08-24), registration cancelled 1982-08-24, S/N 17270857 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Private

## 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 19810724048879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810724048879A), Jul 24, 1981: Cessna 172N, Roxboro, NC, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted downwind, overgross takeoff from rough sod strip. Aircraft stalled, hit tree and crashed.

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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