# NTSB IAD77DKM05: Cessna 172, N19815, Wadesboro, NC, October 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1976
- Place: Wadesboro, NC · WADESBORO, NC
- Location: 34.9638° N, 80.0747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wadesboro, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9638&lon=-80.0747&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156340
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DKM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DKM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3573  76/10/24   WADESBORO,NC        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1145                    N19815              PX-  0  0  2  DUAL                      AGE 43, 1192 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            215 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANSON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WADESBORO,NC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        REMARKS- BRKN RGT BRAKE ASMBLY FOUND ON RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19815](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19815-2010-09-17), registration cancelled 2010-09-17, S/N 17260778, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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: Anson County

## 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 19761024034129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761024034129A), Oct 24, 1976: Cessna 172M, Wadesboro, NC, Substantial damage. Brkn rgt brake asmbly found on runway.

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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