# NTSB NYC72AN113: Cessna 172, N2586Y, Crewe, VA, March 17, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1972
- Place: Crewe, VA · CREWE, VA
- Location: 37.1810° N, 78.1304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crewe, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1810&lon=-78.1304&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 August 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165407
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN113
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN113

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0016  72/3/17    CREWE,VA            CESSNA 172          CR-  1  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 695
        TIME - 2113                    N2586Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CREWE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMVILLE,VA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- HIT TREES ABOUT 1200 FT FROM STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2586Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2586Y-1972-08-05), registration cancelled 1972-08-05, S/N 17249886 (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: Crewe Muni

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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