# Accident 19760923032989A: Cessna 172G, Marcy, NY, September 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1976
- Place: Marcy, NY
- Airport: Riverside
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.1314° N, 75.2557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marcy, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1314&lon=-75.2557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1117F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1117F-1977-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 765 total, 60 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FFA52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFA52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760923032989A

## Narrative

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

NR 6 CYL FAILED AT BASE FLANGE.

## 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 NYC76FFA52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFA52), Sep 23, 1976: Cessna 172G (N1117F), Marcy, NY, 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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