# Accident 19760226004119A: Cessna 172M, Atglen, PA, February 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1976
- Place: Atglen, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 39.9475° N, 75.9750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atglen, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9475&lon=-75.9750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4467R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4467R) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 6 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76DHD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHD18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760226004119A

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW PASS NEAR FACTORY,WAS LOOKING OUT SIDE WINDOW DID NOT SEE TREES DIRECTLY AHEAD.

## 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 NYC76DHD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHD18), Feb 26, 1976: Cessna 172M (N4467R), Atglen, 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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