# NTSB IAD75DKM10: Cessna 172K, N46494, Indian Trail, NC, September 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1974
- Place: Indian Trail, NC · INDIAN TRAIL, NC
- Location: 35.0690° N, 80.6518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indian Trail, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0690&lon=-80.6518&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138821
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DKM10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DKM10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3260  74/9/18    INDIAN TRAIL,NC     CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N46494              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 27, 760 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            56 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOOSE CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTE,NC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- TELEPHONE AND POWER LINES,IP ATMTD GO UNDER WIRES.HIT TELEPHONE LINE BLO WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46494](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46494-2013-10-23), registration cancelled 2013-10-23, S/N 17257305, built 1968 (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: Goose Creek

## 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 19740918031479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740918031479A), Sep 18, 1974: Cessna 172K, Indian Trail, NC, Substantial damage. Telephone and power lines,ip atmtd go under wires. Hit telephone line blo wires.

## Other investigations on N46494 (3)

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 MIA85LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA158), Apr 27, 1985: Cessna 172K (N46494), Sharpes, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78FLJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLJ16), Jun 29, 1978: Cessna 172 (N46494), Aulander, NC, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD71DIJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DIJ19), Apr 16, 1971: Cessna 172 (N46494), Welch, WV, 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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