# NTSB IAD73DID25: Cessna 172, N20336, Ashland, VA, June 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1973
- Place: Ashland, VA · ASHLAND, VA
- Location: 37.7604° N, 77.4724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7604&lon=-77.4724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190046
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73DID25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DID25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2008  73/6/24    ASHLAND,VA          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 253
        TIME - 1430                    N20336              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONFEDERATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORANGE,VA                   ASHLAND,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- SWERVED L HIT A HANGAR AND PARKED AUTOMOBILE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20336](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20336), registered now, S/N 17261201, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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: Confederate

## 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 19730624019029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730624019029A), Jun 24, 1973: Cessna 172M, Ashland, VA, Substantial damage. Swerved l hit a hangar and parked automobile.

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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