# NTSB IAD74DKM53: Cessna 172, N279MD, Jefferson, NC, April 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1974
- Place: Jefferson, NC · JEFFERSON, NC
- Location: 36.4206° N, 81.4683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jefferson, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4206&lon=-81.4683&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 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124263
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DKM53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1364  74/4/30    JEFFERSON,NC        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 203
        TIME - 2005                    N279MD              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLYARD FARMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILKESBORO,NC               JEFFERSON,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT DRIFTED L DRG GO-AROUND HIT TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N279MD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N279MD-1975-09-16), registration cancelled 1975-09-16, S/N 17255903, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Colyard Farms

## 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 19740430010259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740430010259A), Apr 30, 1974: Cessna 172H, Jefferson, NC, Substantial damage. Acft drifted l drg go-around hit trees.

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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