# NTSB IAD74DLJ31: Cessna 172, N1100F, Farmville, NC, February 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1974
- Place: Farmville, NC · FARMVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.5950° N, 77.5906° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5950&lon=-77.5906&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186777
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DLJ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLJ31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0598  74/2/21    FARMVILLE,NC        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 57 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N1100F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRAFTS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLYMOUTH,NC                 FARMVILLE,NC
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- OVERSHOT LNDG.SWERVED OFF RWY TO AVOID TREES.STRUCK DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1100F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1100F-2013-11-04), registration cancelled 2013-11-04, S/N 17254695, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crafts

## 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 19740221002519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740221002519A), Feb 21, 1974: Cessna 172G, Farmville, NC, Substantial damage. Overshot lndg. Swerved off rwy to avoid trees. Struck ditch.

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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