# NTSB IAD71FLJ19: Cessna 172, N1403Y, Williamston, NC, April 10, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1971
- Place: Williamston, NC · WILLIAMSTON, NC
- Location: 35.8465° N, 77.0661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamston, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8465&lon=-77.0661&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161042
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71FLJ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FLJ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1212  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1403Y-2022-11-07), registration cancelled 2022-11-07, S/N 17249103 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408) (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: Harris-Williamson

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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