# NTSB IAD76DLJ12: Cessna 172L, N7890G, Angier, NC, October 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1975
- Place: Angier, NC · ANGIER, NC
- Location: 35.5119° N, 78.7399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Angier, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5119&lon=-78.7399&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DLJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DLJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2717   75/10/3   ANGIER,NC           CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 0945                    N7890G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANGIER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANGIER,NC                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- THREE FOOT DEEP HOLE ON RUNWAY.PLT STEERED ACFT TO R SIDE OF RWY TO TURN AROUND TO TAXI BACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7890G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7890G), registered now, S/N 17259590, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (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: Angier

## 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 19751003030139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751003030139A), Oct 3, 1975: Cessna 172L, Angier, NC, Substantial damage. Three foot deep hole on runway. Plt steered acft to r side of rwy to turn around to taxi back.

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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