# NTSB IAD73AI007: Cessna 172E, N38006, Montvale, VA, March 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1973
- Place: Montvale, VA · MONTVALE, VA
- Location: 37.3852° N, 79.7255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montvale, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3852&lon=-79.7255&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169815
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73AI007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73AI007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0447  73/3/16    MONTVALE,VA         CESSNA 172E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 148
        TIME - 2005                    N38006              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.EUSTIS,VA                ROANOKE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- 1ST FLT INTO MTNS.RECOVERED 3/23/73.WEA BRIEF FELKER AAF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N38006 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730316008089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730316008089A), Mar 16, 1973: Cessna 172D, Montvale, VA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. 1St flt into mtns. Recovered 3/23/73.wea brief felker aaf.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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