- Date
- December 24, 1972
- Place
- Morrisville, NC · MORRISVILLE, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3956QCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168870
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3455 72/12/24 MORRISVILLE,NC CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1550 N3956Q PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 25, 669 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 96 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RALEIGH DURHAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCRANTON,PA RALEIGH DURHAM,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PILOT EXTENDED FLIGHT PLAN,DID NOT COMP FOR ADD FUEL BURN,PILOT AWARE LOW FUEL,ENG QUIT ON FINAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3956Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Raleigh Durham
N3956QRegistration cancelled Jul 28, 2017 · Cessna 172LAirframe modelCessna 172LEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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