# Accident 19970924028909A: Cessna 172C, Laurel State Pa, PA, September 24, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1997
- Place: Laurel State Pa, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 40.0103° N, 79.4208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0103&lon=-79.4208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35405, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35405-2017-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970924028909A

## Narrative

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

AN ALNOT WAS ISSUED FOR N35404 AFTER IT FAILED TO ARRIVE AT ARPT. ACFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND IN LAUREL RIDGE ST PARK

## 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 NYC97FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA186), Sep 24, 1997: Cessna 172 (N35405), Normalville, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate clearance above an unlighted ridgeline in clouds and fog at night, and his decision to not file an IFR flight plan and his VFR flight into IMC conditions.

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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