# NTSB IAD74FID09: Cessna 172G, N1164F, Ashland, VA, August 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1973
- Place: Ashland, VA · ASHLAND, VA
- Location: 37.7604° N, 77.4724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7604&lon=-77.4724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189165
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FID09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID09

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1164F), registered now, S/N 1562 S.A. (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-60](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-60) (registry code 5780460) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01514, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hanover County

## 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 19730813025789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730813025789A), Aug 13, 1973: Cessna 172G, Ashland, VA, Substantial damage. No brake malfunction found. Hit drainage ditch.

## Other investigations on N1164F (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DIA68D0234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0234), Apr 25, 1968: Cessna 172G (N1164F), Milford, DE, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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