# NTSB IAD75AIJ11: Cessna 172, N7242A, Hazelgreen, WV, October 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1974
- Place: Hazelgreen, WV · HAZELGREEN, WV
- Location: 39.0823° N, 80.9871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hazelgreen, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0823&lon=-80.9871&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144500
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75AIJ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AIJ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3951  74/10/24   HAZELGREEN,W VA     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N7242A              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AKRON,OHIO                  PARKERSBURG,W VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7242A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7242A-1975-05-08), registration cancelled 1975-05-08, S/N 29342 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19741024037739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741024037739A), Oct 24, 1974: Cessna 172, Hazelgreen, WV, Destroyed

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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