# Accident 19760718020179A: Cessna 172E, Poestenkill, NY, July 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1976
- Place: Poestenkill, NY
- Airport: Rensselaer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.6916° N, 73.5800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENSSELAER COUNTY (5B7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6916&lon=-73.5800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3079U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3079U-1976-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 620 total, 620 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FFA47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFA47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760718020179A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ON CLIMB OUT,WATER FOUND IN FUEL TANKS,LINES AND CARB.

## 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 NYC76FFA47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFA47), Jul 18, 1976: Cessna 172E (N3079U), Poestenkill, 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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