# NTSB IAD76FLJ33: Cessna 172, N5539R, Apex, NC, August 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1976
- Place: Apex, NC · APEX, NC
- Location: 35.7256° N, 78.8799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apex, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7256&lon=-78.8799&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154953
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FLJ33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLJ33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2167  76/8/17    APEX,NC             CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1227
        TIME - 1825                    N5539R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOCCOA,GA                   CHAPEL HILL,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- STEEL BALL BEARING,PART OF VALVE DETENT MECHANISM WAS BRINELLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5539R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5539R-1991-04-17), registration cancelled 1991-04-17, S/N 17253122 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760817023929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760817023929A), Aug 17, 1976: Cessna 172F, Apex, NC, Substantial damage. Steel ball bearing,part of valve detent mechanism was brinelled.

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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