# NTSB DIA68D0102: Cessna 172, N4117L, Davis, NC, September 30, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1967
- Place: Davis, NC · DAVIS, NC
- Location: 34.7912° N, 76.4679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davis, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7912&lon=-76.4679&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113755
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3470  67/9/30  NR.DAVIS,NC           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 383
        TIME - 1715                    N4117L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 126 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORE BANKS STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4117L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4117L), registered now, S/N 17254186, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (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: Core Banks Strip

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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