Cessna 172 accident near Mocksville, North Carolina, September 24, 1983
On September 24, 1983 at about 6:30 pm local time, a Cessna 172, registered N737DR, was substantially damaged in an accident near Mocksville, North Carolina (Twin Lakes airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 24, 1983 · about 6:30 pm local time
- Place
- Mocksville, North Carolina · Twin Lakes · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172 · all 172s on the register
- Registration
- N737DR · registry record · serial 17269342
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT OVERRAN THE RWY DURING A NO-FLAP LANDING ROLL-OUT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE HAD ELECTRICAL FAILURE AFTER TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO LAND BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE FLAPS. THE APPROACH WAS HIGH AND FAST BUT THE PLT CONTINUED AND TOUCHED DOWN LONG. AS THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RWY END IT NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED TO REVEAL ANY FAILURE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ACFT NEEDED A JUMP START PRIOR TO THE FLT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 350 hours in all; 20 in this make and model; 16 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,939 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 2, 1983; 57 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,200 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320 H2AD (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27, 2,900 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 070° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: scat
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Other NTSB records under N737DR the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ATL83LA380.