# Accident 19740801023859A: Cessna 172K, Downsville, NY, August 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1974
- Place: Downsville, NY
- Airport: Downsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 42.0528° N, 75.0148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Downsville Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0528&lon=-75.0148&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79925, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79925-1975-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 4 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FFA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740801023859A

## Narrative

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

DURING ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND ACFT STALLED AND DESCENDED INTO TREES.CAME TO REST ON RIVER BANK.

## 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 NYC75FFA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA05), Aug 1, 1974: Cessna 172K (N79925), Downsville, 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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