# NTSB NYC73DLJ17: Cessna 172, New Bern, NC, January 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1973
- Place: New Bern, NC · NEW BERN, NC
- Location: 35.0927° N, 77.0718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Bern, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0927&lon=-77.0718&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DLJ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DLJ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0002   73/1/9    NEW BERN,NC         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 158
        TIME - 0036                    CF-BOE              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 96 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW BERN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WILMINGTON,NC               WASHINGTON,NC                NEW BERN,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CF-BOE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: New Bern

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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