# NTSB IAD77FIG07: Cessna 172, N3982F, Mathias, WV, November 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1976
- Place: Mathias, WV · MATHIAS, WV
- Location: 38.8779° N, 78.8661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mathias, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8779&lon=-78.8661&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157064
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FIG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4132  76/11/25 NR.MATHIAS,WV         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 259
        TIME - 1147                    N3982F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 226 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOODBRIDGE,VA              MATHIAS,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        REMARKS- LANDING ON PVT FARM FLD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3982F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- 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 19761125037809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761125037809A), Nov 25, 1976: Cessna 172, Mathias, WV, Substantial damage. Landing on pvt farm fld

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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