# NTSB IAD70A0018: Cessna 172, N6444E, Hendersonville, NC, September 8, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1969
- Place: Hendersonville, NC · HENDERSONVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.3243° N, 82.4563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hendersonville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3243&lon=-82.4563&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158167
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70A0018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70A0018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2565   69/9/8    HENDERSONVILLE,NC   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 350
        TIME - 1755                    N6444E              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HENDERSONVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHEVILLE,NC                HENDERSONVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- ACFT MADE FAST APCH FOR LDG,BALLOONED TO ABOUT 50 FT ON LEVEL OFF,STALLED,HIT RWY NOSE FIRST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6444E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6444E-1971-02-09), registration cancelled 1971-02-09, S/N 46544 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hendersonville

## Other investigations on N6444E (1)

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 DIA68D0062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0062), Sep 4, 1967: Cessna 172 (N6444E), Hayesville, NC, 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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