# NTSB IAD78DIJ05: Cessna 172, N5738T, Fairmont, WV, December 4, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1977
- Place: Fairmont, WV · FAIRMONT, WV
- Location: 39.4769° N, 80.1491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairmont, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4769&lon=-80.1491&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158663
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DIJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DIJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3641   77/12/4   FAIRMONT,WV         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 207
        TIME - 1615                    N5738T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 112 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILLIPI,WV                 MORGANTOWN,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- SIMULATED FORCED LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5738T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5738T-2012-08-27), registration cancelled 2012-08-27, S/N 17251638, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (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 19771204037529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771204037529A), Dec 4, 1977: Cessna 172E, Fairmont, WV, Substantial damage. Simulated forced ldg.

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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