# NTSB IAD75DLQ13: Cessna 172, N2315U, Albany, KY, January 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1975
- Place: Albany, KY · ALBANY, KY
- Location: 36.6905° N, 85.1355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6905&lon=-85.1355&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DLQ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLQ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0529  75/1/17    ALBANY,KY           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N2315U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILSON AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELIZABETHTOWN,KY            COOKESVILLE,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- ACFT L WING AND R WING TIP DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2315U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2315U-2014-09-16), registration cancelled 2014-09-16, S/N 17249915, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wilson Airstrip

## 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 19750117001589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750117001589A), Jan 17, 1975: Cessna 172D, Albany, KY, Substantial damage. Acft l wing and r wing tip dmgd.

## Other investigations on N2315U (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 BFO96LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA041), Jan 28, 1996: Cessna 172D (N2315U), Rineyville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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