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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Statesville, NC · July 26, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 26, 1975
Place
Statesville, NC · STATESVILLE, NC
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N61901Cessna 172
Status
Completed · report September 22, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750726025269A
Case key
149403

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2268  75/7/26    STATESVILLE,NC      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N61901              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STATESVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOORESVILLE,NC              STATESVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- STRUCK A PILE OF DIRT ABT 1 FT HIGH.

Aircraft

Registration
N61901
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Statesville

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.