# NTSB IAD74FIJ15: Cessna 172, N78600, Charlestown, WV, May 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1974
- Place: Charlestown, WV · CHARLESTOWN, WV
- Location: 39.2640° N, 77.8813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charles Town, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2640&lon=-77.8813&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124200
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FIJ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIJ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1396  74/5/12    CHARLESTOWN,W VA    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 360
        TIME - 1630                    N78600              PX-  0  0  1  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANAWHA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLESTOWN,W VA            BECKEY,W VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK RWY IN A NOSE DWN ATTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78600](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78600-2014-11-19), registration cancelled 2014-11-19, S/N 17257681, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kanawha

## 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 19740512014419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740512014419A), May 12, 1974: Cessna 172K, Charlestown, WV, Substantial damage. Acft struck rwy in a nose dwn attitude.

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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