# NTSB IAD74FID12: Cessna 172B, N7505X, Ashland, VA, September 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 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: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188702
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FID12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2496   73/9/1    ASHLAND,VA          CESSNA 172B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1420                    N7505X              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANOVER CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHLAND,VA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           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- ACFT BOUNCED PLT LOST CTL HIT DRAINAGE DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7505X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7505X), registered now, S/N 17248005, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (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: Hanover Co

## 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 19730901027999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730901027999A), Sep 1, 1973: Cessna 172B, Ashland, VA, Substantial damage. Acft bounced plt lost ctl hit drainage 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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