# NTSB IAD74DIG28: Cessna 172G, N4638L, Petersburg, WV, June 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1974
- Place: Petersburg, WV · PETERSBURG, WV
- Location: 38.9957° N, 79.1277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petersburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9957&lon=-79.1277&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126388
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DIG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DIG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1415  74/6/11  NR.PETERSBURG,W VA    CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 230
        TIME - 1200                    N4638L              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 192 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PETERSBURG,W VA              CLARKSBURG,W VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      70
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          290                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- ATMTG CLR RIDGE.ENCTRD DNDFT,UN MAINTAIN ALT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4638L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4638L-1975-05-08), registration cancelled 1975-05-08, S/N 17254633, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740611016329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740611016329A), Jun 11, 1974: Cessna 172G, Petersburg, VA, Substantial damage. Atmtg clr ridge. Enctrd dndft,un maintain alt.

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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