# NTSB IAD74FLQ12: Cessna 172K, N7042G, Williamsburg, KY, October 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1973
- Place: Williamsburg, KY · WILLIAMSBURG, KY
- Location: 36.7387° N, 84.1657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamsburg, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7387&lon=-84.1657&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188031
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FLQ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLQ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3466  73/10/10   WILLIAMSBURG,KY     CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1045                    N7042G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CUMBERLAND FALLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELIZABETHTOWN,KY            WILLIAMSBURG,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HI APCH.ALLOWED A/S TO BUILD.HIT EMBANKMENT OF SMALL DRAINAGE DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7042G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7042G), registered now, S/N 17258742 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- 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: Cumberland Falls

## 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 19731010032639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731010032639A), Oct 10, 1973: Cessna 172K, Williamsburg, KY, Substantial damage. Hi apch. Allowed a/s to build. Hit embankment of small drainage ditch.

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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