# NTSB IAD76FIJ14: Cessna 172F, N3614S, Elk Creek, VA, July 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1976
- Place: Elk Creek, VA · ELK CREEK, VA
- Location: 36.7215° N, 81.1770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elk Creek, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7215&lon=-81.1770&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154862
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FIJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2028   76/7/4    ELK CREEK,VA        CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N3614S              PX-  0  0  3  DUAL                      HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUBLIN,VA                   MARTINSVILLE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LNOD ON A DRAG STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3614S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3614S-1976-08-27), registration cancelled 1976-08-27, S/N 17250814 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760704020629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760704020629A), Jul 4, 1976: Cessna 172E, Elk Creek, VA, Destroyed. Lnod on a drag strip.

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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