# NTSB IAD75FLJ24: Cessna 172H, N3797F, Roanoke Rapids, NC, May 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1975
- Place: Roanoke Rapids, NC · ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC
- Location: 36.4460° N, 77.6486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke Rapids, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4460&lon=-77.6486&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FLJ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FLJ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1207   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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3797F), registered now, S/N 17255292, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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: Pittman

## 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 19750502008589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750502008589A), May 2, 1975: Cessna 172H, Roanoke Rapids, NC, Substantial damage. Plt reaching across throttle to ck flap switch. Pilot-inadvertently actuated throttle.

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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