# NTSB UNK64X3725: Cessna 172, N1543Y, Candor, NC, September 1, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1964
- Place: Candor, NC · CANDOR, NC
- Location: 35.2964° N, 79.7325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Candor, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2964&lon=-79.7325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185971
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3725
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3725

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2724   64/9/1    CANDOR NC           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1845                    N1543Y              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1543Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1543Y-2021-07-31), registration cancelled 2021-07-31, S/N 17249243, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408) (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

## Other investigations on N1543Y (2)

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.

- [NTSB GAA18CA493](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA493), Aug 15, 2018: Cessna 172 (N1543Y), Silver City, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB NYC79FHA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHA18), Aug 2, 1979: Cessna 172 (N1543Y), Germansville, PA, substantial damage

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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