- Date
- December 6, 1973
- Place
- Moneta, VA · MONETA, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1840YCessna 172C
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731206038829A
- Case key
- 187552
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3843 73/12/6 MONETA,VA CESSNA 172C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 202 TIME - 1350 N1840Y PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 174 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH MOUNTAIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROANOKE,VA MONETA,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- PLT RPTD ENG FROZE POST ACDT EXAM ENG CAPABLE OF NML OPN.BANK ANGLE ABT 50-60 DEG DRG IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1840Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 172C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Smith Mountain
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.