# NTSB IAD75FKM13: Cessna 172M, N1635V, Statesville, NC, November 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1974
- Place: Statesville, NC · STATESVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.7826° N, 80.8873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Statesville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7826&lon=-80.8873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140907
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FKM13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FKM13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3450   74/11/2   STATESVILLE,NC      CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 768
        TIME - 1435                    N1635V              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STATESVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHARLOTTE,NC                RETURN                       STATESVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- OTR ACFT USING RWY 20.PLT MADE LDG APCH TO RWY 02.WIND CALM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1635V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1635V-2013-08-06), registration cancelled 2013-08-06, S/N 17263699 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Statesville

## 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 19741102036589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741102036589A), Nov 2, 1974: Cessna 172M, Statesville, NC, Destroyed. Otr acft using rwy 20.plt made ldg apch to rwy 02.wind calm.

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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