# NTSB IAD76DHD42: Cessna 172, N50983, Selbyville, DE, August 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1976
- Place: Selbyville, DE · SELBYVILLE, DE
- Location: 38.4609° N, 75.2056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selbyville, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4609&lon=-75.2056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155448
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DHD42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DHD42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2501  76/8/24    SELBYVILLE,DE       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 107
        TIME - 1045                    N50983              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARRINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLETOWN,DE               SELBYVILLE,DE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 15 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N50983 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Warrington

## 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 19760824028039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760824028039A), Aug 24, 1976: Cessna 172M, Selbyville, DE, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 15 KTS.

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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