# NTSB IAD76FID08: Cessna 172M, N19889, Crozet, VA, September 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1975
- Place: Crozet, VA · CROZET, VA
- Location: 38.0651° N, 78.6973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crozet, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0651&lon=-78.6973&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FID08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FID08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2281   75/9/6    CROZET,VA           CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1550                    N19889              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEYES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CROZET,VA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- RWY SLOPES UPWARD FM BOTH ENDS,HI POINT ABT MIDWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19889](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19889-1983-01-29), registration cancelled 1983-01-29, S/N 17260837 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Keyes

## 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 19750906026289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750906026289A), Sep 6, 1975: Cessna 172M, Crozet, VA, Substantial damage. Rwy slopes upward fm both ends,hi point abt midway.

## Other investigations on N19889 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN82DA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA156), Aug 8, 1982: Cessna 172M (N19889), Fairburn, SD, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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