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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172D · Alexandria Bay, NY · October 12, 1973

Date
October 12, 1973
Place
Alexandria Bay, NY
Airport
Treadway
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N46100
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC74FFA16
Reported as
Cessna 172D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
54 total6 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot mistook unimproved field for airport. Engine failed during attempt to abort approach.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MISTOOK UNIMPROVED FIELD FOR AIRPORT.ENGINE FAILED DURING ATTEMPT TO ABORT APPROACH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.