# NTSB NYC72FIJ38: Cessna 177, N3220T, Spencer, WV, April 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1972
- Place: Spencer, WV · SPENCER, WV
- Location: 38.8001° N, 81.3527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spencer, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8001&lon=-81.3527&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FIJ38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FIJ38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1478  72/4/16    SPENCER,W VA        CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 103
        TIME - 1300                    N3220T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROANE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAVANNAH,GA                 AKRON,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED L INTO SOFT GRND,PLT CONT T/O. SETTLED INTO TREES. EARLIER PRECAUTIONARY LDG DUE WEA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3220T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3220T-1972-11-15), registration cancelled 1972-11-15, S/N 17700520, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Roane County

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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