# NTSB IAD74DLJ21: Cessna 172F, N5652R, Raeford, NC, November 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1973
- Place: Raeford, NC · RAEFORD, NC
- Location: 34.9804° N, 79.2295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raeford, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9804&lon=-79.2295&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188166
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DLJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLJ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3332  73/11/14   RAEFORD,NC          CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 189
        TIME - 1300                    N5652R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROY WOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST PAUL,NC                  RAEFORD,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- UTILITY POLE NR RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5652R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5652R-1995-11-03), registration cancelled 1995-11-03, S/N 17253281 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Roy Wood

## 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 19731114034869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731114034869A), Nov 14, 1973: Cessna 172F, Raeford, NC, Substantial damage. Utility pole nr 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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