# NTSB IAD76DID42: Cessna 172M, N12657, Lowmoor, VA, September 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1976
- Place: Lowmoor, VA · LOWMOOR, VA
- Location: 37.7979° N, 79.8690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Low Moor, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7979&lon=-79.8690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155597
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DID42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DID42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3411  76/9/11    LOWMOOR,VA          CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 1500
        TIME - 1415                    N12657              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOWMOOR AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANNAPOLIS,MD                WHITE SULPHUR SPG,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- FORMER LOCAL AIRPORT,NO LONGER LICENSED BY STATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12657](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12657), registered now, S/N 17262152, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lowmoor Airport

## 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 19760911028779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760911028779A), Sep 11, 1976: Cessna 172M, Lowmoor, VA, Substantial damage. Former local airport,no longer licensed by state.

## Other investigations on N12657 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL94LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA004), Oct 12, 1993: Cessna 172 (N12657), Blountville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN INADEQUATE FUEL AND FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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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