MIA73DLG24

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172H · Landrum, SC · October 8, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 8, 1972
Place
Landrum, SC · LANDRUM, SC
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2881LCessna 172H
Status
Completed · report March 5, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168502

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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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3-2693   72/10/8   LANDRUM,SC          CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 298
        TIME - 1115                    N2881L              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRVIEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPARTANBURG,SC              LANDRUM,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N2881L
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fairview

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.