# NTSB NYC72AN077: Cessna 172, N2501Y, Buckhannon, WV, December 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1971
- Place: Buckhannon, WV · BUCKHANNON, WV
- Location: 38.9927° N, 80.2282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buckhannon, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9927&lon=-80.2282&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164412
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3626  71/12/11   BUCKHANNON,W VA     CESSNA 172          CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N2501Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 32, 1391 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            28 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEWIS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUCKHANNON,W VA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT DSNDD INTO RISING TRRN WHILE ON BASE LEG TO ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2501Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2501Y-1972-01-25), registration cancelled 1972-01-25, S/N 17249801 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lewis Field

## Other investigations on N2501Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK64X1122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1122), Apr 1, 1964: Cessna 172D (N2501Y), Tallulah, LA, substantial damage

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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