# NTSB IAD75DID12: Cessna 182, N1957X, Weyers Cave, VA, December 10, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1974
- Place: Weyers Cave, VA · WEYERS CAVE, VA
- Location: 38.2801° N, 78.9142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weyers Cave, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2801&lon=-78.9142&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144498
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DID12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DID12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3949  74/12/10   WEYERS CAVE,VA      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 1245                    N1957X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHENANDOAH VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEYERS CAVE,VA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1957X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1957X), registered now, S/N 18256057, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shenandoah Valley

## 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 19741210040569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741210040569A), Dec 10, 1974: Cessna 182H, Weyers Cave, VA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1957X (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK65X1360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1360), Jan 27, 1965: Cessna 182 (N1957X), Clinton, MD, substantial damage

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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