# NTSB NYC66D0017: Cessna 172, N7165A, Greenbank, WV, June 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1965
- Place: Greenbank, WV · GREENBANK, WV
- Location: 38.4267° N, 79.8344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Green Bank, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4267&lon=-79.8344&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177380
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1430  65/6/13    GREENBANK W VA      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 98 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N7165A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAVENER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7165A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Havener

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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