# NTSB IAD74FKM02: Cessna 172H, N8242L, Hickory, NC, July 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1973
- Place: Hickory, NC · HICKORY, NC
- Location: 35.7332° N, 81.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hickory, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7332&lon=-81.3412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FKM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FKM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1635   73/7/4    HICKORY,NC          CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1243                    N8242L              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HICKORY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FERNANDINA BEACH,FLA        HICKORY,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- EXPD DIFFICULTY IN LOCATING ARPT,ENG QUIT AT TIME HE SAW ARPT.T/D ABT HALF WAY DWN RWY,UN STOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8242L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8242L-1973-08-15), registration cancelled 1973-08-15, S/N 17256442 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hickory

## 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 19730704018509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730704018509A), Jul 4, 1973: Cessna 172D, Hickory, NC, Destroyed. Expd difficulty in locating arpt,eng quit at time he saw arpt.t/d abt half way dwn rwy,un stop.

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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