# NTSB DIA67F0016: Cessna 172, N8556U, Richmond, VA, December 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1966
- Place: Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA67F0016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67F0016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4160  66/12/30   RICHMOND VA         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N8556U              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTHFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RUNWAY ICY.ACFT SLID AFTER TOUCDOWN,STRUCK SNOWBANK DURING GO AROUND.PLT LANDED ON SMALL FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8556U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8556U-2014-11-24), registration cancelled 2014-11-24, S/N 17252456, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (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
- Airport: Northfield

## Other investigations on N8556U (2)

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.

- [NTSB FTW71FRA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRA28), Dec 3, 1970: Cessna 172F (N8556U), Baytown, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0593](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0593), Mar 30, 1966: Cessna 172F (N8556U), Haverhill, MA, 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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