# NTSB IAD74DLQ20: Cessna 172, N20351, Moreland, KY, December 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1973
- Place: Moreland, KY · MORELAND, KY
- Location: 37.5056° N, 84.8133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moreland, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5056&lon=-84.8133&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187371
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DLQ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLQ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4081  73/12/26 NR.MORELAND,KY        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 186
        TIME - 1220                    N20351              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 111 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PLYMOUTH,IND                SEBRING,FLA                  FRANKFORT,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- LNDD IN FARM FLD,PLT RPTD UN STOP ACFT BFR FENCE DUE WIND GUSTS FROM BEHIND ACFT.WIND GUSTING 35K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20351](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20351-1974-06-26), registration cancelled 1974-06-26, S/N 17261214 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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 19731226042619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731226042619A), Dec 26, 1973: Cessna 172M, Moreland, KY, Substantial damage. Lndd in farm fld,plt rptd un stop acft bfr fence due wind gusts from behind acft. Wind gusting 35K.

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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