# NTSB IAD77DKM18: Cessna 172, N5600T, Archdale, NC, April 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1977
- Place: Archdale, NC · ARCHDALE, NC
- Location: 35.9047° N, 79.9598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Archdale, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9047&lon=-79.9598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158003
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DKM18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DKM18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0997  77/4/10    ARCHDALE,NC         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 558
        TIME - 1550                    N5600T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HIGH POINT,NC               ARCHDALE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5600T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5600T-1977-05-31), registration cancelled 1977-05-31, S/N 17251500 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Johnson Field

## 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 19770410007209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770410007209A), Apr 10, 1977: Cessna 172E, Archdale, NC, Destroyed

## Other investigations on N5600T (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK64X3603](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3603), Aug 26, 1964: Cessna 172 (N5600T), Miami, FL, substantial damage

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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