Accident Cessna 172RG N4929V, Friday 1 July 1983

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Date:	Friday 1 July 1983
Time:	23:30 LT
Type:	Cessna 172RG
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N4929V
MSN:	28279-36A
Total airframe hrs:	734 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-360-F1A6
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Dayton, OH - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	Knoxville, TN (KTYS)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH EQUIPMENT WHEN LANDING ON A CLOSED RWY AT NIGHT. THE PLT OF N4929V CALLED DAYTON APPROACH REGARDING LANDING AT DAYTON GENERAL BUT DID NOT RECEIVE INFO THAT THE FLD WAS CLOSED. ANOTHER ACFT CALLED ATC AT ABOUT THIS TIME, WITHOUT IDENTIFYING ITSELF AND OBTAINED THE INFO THAT DAYTON GENERAL WAS CLOSED. THIS ACFT INFORMED ATC THAT HE WAS GOING TO MIDDLETOWN. ATC, UNDER THE IMPRESSION THE TRANSMISSION WAS FROM N4929V TRYED TO VERIFY THE CALL WITH N4929V BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ACFT.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation: