# NTSB IAD74DIG21: Cessna 172K, N78149, Oakland, MD, April 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1974
- Place: Oakland, MD · OAKLAND, MD
- Location: 39.4171° N, 79.4024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4171&lon=-79.4024&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186293
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DIG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DIG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0888   74/4/3    OAKLAND,MD          CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 400
        TIME - 0945                    N78149              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARRETT COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALTIMORE,MD                OAKLAND,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- RAN OFF END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78149](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78149-2018-01-24), registration cancelled 2018-01-24, S/N 17257502, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- 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: Garrett County

## 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 19740403007469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740403007469A), Apr 3, 1974: Cessna 172K, Oakland, MD, Substantial damage. Ran off end of rwy.

## Other investigations on N78149 (1)

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 IAD96LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA118), Jul 14, 1996: Cessna 172 (N78149), Frederick, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the private pilot's inadvertently stalling the airplane immediately after takeoff. A related factor was the pilot's improper procedures during lift-off.

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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