# NTSB IAD79DKM12: Cessna 172, N8222L, Spruce Pine, NC, April 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1979
- Place: Spruce Pine, NC · SPRUCE PINE, NC
- Location: 35.9140° N, 82.0697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spruce Pine, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9140&lon=-82.0697&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135976
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79DKM12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DKM12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0815  79/4/17    SPRUCE PINE,NC      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 71, 777
        TIME - 1330                    N8222L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 86 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRISON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELIZABETHTOWN,NC            SPRUCE PINE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- DRAGGED WINGTIP CORRECTING FOR DRIFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8222L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8222L), registered now, S/N 17256422, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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
- Airport: Morrison 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 19790417006859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790417006859A), Apr 17, 1979: Cessna 172, Spruce Pine, NC, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to drift to side of runway. Dragged wing on runway while correcting back to 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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