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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Williamston, NC · April 10, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 10, 1971
Place
Williamston, NC · WILLIAMSTON, NC
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1403YCessna 172
Status
Completed · report December 21, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161042

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1212  71/4/10    WILLIAMSTON,NC      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 275
        TIME - 1830                    N1403Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRIS-WILLIAMSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PINEHURST,NC                WILLIAMSTON,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N1403Y
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Harris-Williamson

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.