# NTSB NYC72DID27: Cessna 172D, N2373U, Crittenden, VA, May 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1972
- Place: Crittenden, VA · CRITTENDEN, VA
- Location: 36.9101° N, 76.4961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crittenden, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9101&lon=-76.4961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DID27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DID27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1746   72/5/1    CRITTENDEN,VA       CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 190
        TIME - 1600                    N2373U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUGAR HILLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTSMOUTH,VA               CRITTENDEN,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2373U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2373U), registered now, S/N 17249973, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (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: Sugar Hills

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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