# NTSB NYC73DIJ07: Cessna 182M, N71133, Hurricane, WV, October 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1972
- Place: Hurricane, WV · HURRICANE, WV
- Location: 38.4323° N, 82.0167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hurricane, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4323&lon=-82.0167&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168521
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DIJ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DIJ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2711  72/10/15   HURRICANE,W VA      CESSNA 182M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N71133              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  LANDERS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLESTON,W VA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71133](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71133), registered now, S/N 18259508, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Landers Field

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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