- Date
- July 21, 1973
- Place
- Charles City, VA · CHARLES CITY, VA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7159GCessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730721022289A
- Case key
- 189427
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2174 73/7/21 CHARLES CITY,VA CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 71 TOTAL TIME - 1015 N7159G PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BERKELEY PLNTN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FAYETTEVILLE,NC RICHMOND,VA CHARLES CITY,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT MISTOOK PASTURE FOR ARPT.LND,REALIZED ERROR & BEGAN GO ARND.THEN CLOSED THROTTLE DUE TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7159G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Berkeley Plntn
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.