# NTSB IAD70FID13: Cessna 172, N8342B, Gordonsville, VA, March 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1970
- Place: Gordonsville, VA · GORDONSVILLE, VA
- Location: 38.1356° N, 78.1874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gordonsville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1356&lon=-78.1874&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137142
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70FID13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70FID13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1092   70/3/8    GORDONSVILLE,VA     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N8342B              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GORDONSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GORDONSVILLE,VA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF W/CTL LOCK ON L WING,MADE 360 DEG TURN TO RIGHT,CRASH LANDED ON ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8342B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8342B), registered now, S/N 36142, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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: Gordonsville

## Other investigations on N8342B (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 UNK64X0949](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0949), Mar 16, 1964: Cessna 172 (N8342B), Moorehead, KY, destroyed

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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