# Accident 19971014044709A: Cessna 172P, Pittsfield, NY, October 14, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1997, 09:00 local time
- Place: Pittsfield, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6387° N, 75.2813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsfield, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6387&lon=-75.2813&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62264, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62264-2010-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971014044709A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED CLOUD SCUD RUNNING. DESCENDED. HIT TREES BUT STAYED ALOFT. VECTORED TO ALB. FAILED TO OBTAIN WEATHER BRIEF.

## 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 NYC98LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA012), Oct 14, 1997: Cessna 172P (N62264), Pittsfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's poor in-flight decision to continue VFR flight in IFR conditions. Factor's in this accident were the pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning, and fog.

## Other reports on N62264 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830130001809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830130001809A), Jan 30, 1983: Cessna 172P (N62264), Bridgeport, CT, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control of aircraft on takeoff. Veered off runway into snowbank and overturned.

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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