# NTSB IAD76FID27: Cessna 172, N5917A, Suffolk, VA, May 31, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1976
- Place: Suffolk, VA · SUFFOLK, VA
- Location: 36.7282° N, 76.5836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Suffolk, VA, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7282&lon=-76.5836&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FID27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FID27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2027  76/5/31    SUFFOLK,VA          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 427
        TIME - 1225                    N5917A              PX-  0  1  2  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUFFOLK MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUFFOLK,VA                  SUFFOLK,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- PAX RPTD PLT DID NOT ACOMPLISH PRE-TAKEOFF ENG CK.MAG SWITCH FOUND ON L PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5917A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5917A-1976-10-12), registration cancelled 1976-10-12, S/N 28517 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Suffolk Municipal

## 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 19760531018839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760531018839A), May 31, 1976: Cessna 172, Suffolk, VA, Substantial damage. Pax rptd plt did not acomplish pre-takeoff eng ck. Mag switch found on l psn.

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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