# NTSB MIA73DLG24: Cessna 172H, N2881L, Landrum, SC, October 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1972
- Place: Landrum, SC · LANDRUM, SC
- Location: 35.1752° N, 82.1826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Landrum, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1752&lon=-82.1826&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168502
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DLG24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLG24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2693   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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2881L), registered now, S/N 17256081, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- 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: Fairview

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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