- Date
- May 2, 1975
- Place
- Roanoke Rapids, NC · ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3797FCessna 172H
- Status
- Completed · report July 8, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750502008589A
- Case key
- 149014
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1207 75/5/2 ROANOKE RAPIDS,NC CESSNA 172H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 342 TIME - 1515 N3797F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 164 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HALIFAX,NC ROANOKE RAPIDS,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT-INADVERTENTLY ACTUATED THROTTLE. REMARKS- PLT REACHING ACROSS THROTTLE TO CK FLAP SWITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3797F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pittman
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.