- Date
- August 13, 1973
- Place
- Ashland, VA · ASHLAND, VA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1164FCessna 172G
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730813025789A
- Case key
- 189165
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2499 73/8/13 ASHLAND,VA CESSNA 172G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 252 TIME - 1130 N1164F PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 133 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HANOVER COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GATHERSBURG,MD ASHLAND,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- NO BRAKE MALFUNCTION FOUND.HIT DRAINAGE DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1164F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hanover County
N1164FRegistered now · Mitsubishi MU-2B-60Airframe modelMitsubishi MU-2B-60Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1164F · 1
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