# Accident 19760204002129A: Cessna 172M, Myerstown, PA, February 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1976
- Place: Myerstown, PA
- Airport: Lebanon Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 40.3721° N, 76.3056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Myerstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3721&lon=-76.3056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13600, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13600-2011-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 55 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FGT14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760204002129A

## Narrative

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

PLT WAS MAKING A COMFORT STOP TO ACCOMMODATE AIRSICK PAX.UN CLB ABV WIRES,ATMTD FLY BLO,HIT POLE.

## 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 NYC76FGT14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT14), Feb 4, 1976: Cessna 172M (N13600), Myerstown, PA, substantial damage

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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