# NTSB IAD74FID23: Cessna 172C, N1840Y, Moneta, VA, December 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1973
- Place: Moneta, VA · MONETA, VA
- Location: 37.1882° N, 79.6134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moneta, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1882&lon=-79.6134&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187552
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FID23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731206038829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731206038829A), Dec 6, 1973: Cessna 172C, Moneta, VA, Substantial damage. Plt rptd eng froze post acdt exam eng capable of nml opn. Bank angle abt 50-60 deg drg impact.

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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