# NTSB IAD74FLJ05: Cessna 172, N5644A, Raleigh, NC, July 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1973
- Place: Raleigh, NC · RALEIGH, NC
- Location: 35.7721° N, 78.6386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raleigh, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7721&lon=-78.6386&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189543
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FLJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2024  73/7/28    RALEIGH,NC          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 156
        TIME - 1025                    N5644A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 126 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMBERLAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RALEIGH,NC                  BEAUFORT,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- CLRD FIRST SET OF TREES,ACFT L WING HIT TREES IN NEXT ROW OF TREES,NOSE LWRD AFTR FIRST SET.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5644A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5644A-1975-10-06), registration cancelled 1975-10-06, S/N 28244 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Timberlake

## 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 19730728020499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730728020499A), Jul 28, 1973: Cessna 172, Raleigh, NC, Substantial damage. Clrd first set of trees,acft l wing hit trees in next row of trees,nose lwrd aftr first set.

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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