# NTSB DIA67A0008: Cessna 172H, N2521L, Luray, VA, January 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1967
- Place: Luray, VA · LURAY, VA
- Location: 38.6642° N, 78.4545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Luray, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6642&lon=-78.4545&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119247
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA67A0008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67A0008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0145  67/1/28    LURAY,VA            CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 515
        TIME - 1455                    N2521L              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PILOT MADE STEEP CLIMB-OUT TO AVOID TREES FOLLOWING LOW INSPECTION PASS OVER LANDING AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2521L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2521L), registered now, S/N 17255721, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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