# NTSB IAD76AI078: Cessna 172, N4319L, St Pauls, NC, July 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1976
- Place: St Pauls, NC · ST PAULS, NC
- Location: 34.8123° N, 78.9815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Pauls, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8123&lon=-78.9815&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154846
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2004   76/7/3    ST PAULS,NC         CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 330
        TIME - 1430                    N4319L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - I95
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST PAULS,NC                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- R CLBG TURN AFTR LOW PASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4319L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4319L-1976-09-07), registration cancelled 1976-09-07, S/N 17254388, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: I95

## 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 19760703021649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760703021649A), Jul 3, 1976: Cessna 172G, St Pauls, NC, Destroyed. R clbg turn aftr low pass.

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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