# Accident 19730325005989A: Cessna 172H, Scotia, NY, March 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1973
- Place: Scotia, NY
- Airport: Gay Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 42.8320° N, 73.9604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scotia, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8320&lon=-73.9604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8116L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8116L-1975-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 18 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73DFA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DFA27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730325005989A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT SETTLED BACK TO RWY AFTR L/O,PLT ABORTED TKOF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 NYC73DFA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DFA27), Mar 25, 1973: Cessna 172H (N8116L), Scotia, NY, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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