# NTSB IAD74DKM10: Cessna 172, N3877R, Bryson City, NC, July 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1973
- Place: Bryson City, NC · BRYSON CITY, NC
- Location: 35.4265° N, 83.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bryson City, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4265&lon=-83.4460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189517
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DKM10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1987  73/7/14    BRYSON CITY,NC      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 110
        TIME - 1405                    N3877R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOSSAMON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRYSON CITY,NC              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PILOT UNABLE TO STOP AFTER LANDING LONG WENT OVER 20 FT BANK AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3877R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3877R-1992-08-18), registration cancelled 1992-08-18, S/N 17255377 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sossamon

## 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 19730714020879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730714020879A), Jul 14, 1973: Cessna 172H, Bryson City, NC, Substantial damage. Pilot unable to stop after landing long went over 20 ft bank at end of rwy.

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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