# NTSB IAD71DIJ19: Cessna 172, N46494, Welch, WV, April 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1971
- Place: Welch, WV · WELCH, WV
- Location: 37.4280° N, 81.5914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Welch, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4280&lon=-81.5914&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161013
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71DIJ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DIJ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1263  71/4/16    WELCH,W VA          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 347
        TIME - 1515                    N46494              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELSH MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEXINGTON,KY                WELCH,W VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        REMARKS- T/D APRX 400FT BFR RWY END ROLLED DWN EMBANKMENT. PLT SAID DIDNT THINK HE HAD ROOM FOR GOARND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46494](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46494-2013-10-23), registration cancelled 2013-10-23, S/N 17257305, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Welsh Mun

## Other investigations on N46494 (3)

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 MIA85LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA158), Apr 27, 1985: Cessna 172K (N46494), Sharpes, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78FLJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLJ16), Jun 29, 1978: Cessna 172 (N46494), Aulander, NC, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD75DKM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DKM10), Sep 18, 1974: Cessna 172K (N46494), Indian Trail, 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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