# Accident 20000319043719A: Cessna 172, New Brighton, PA, March 19, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2000, 15:00 local time
- Place: New Brighton, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7291° N, 80.2990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7291&lon=-80.2990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6261E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6261E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000319043719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR ON VERY SHORT FINAL AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A POSITIVE CLIMB RATE, HIT TREE TOPS APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FEET FROM END OF RUNWAY 090, AND CRASHED.

## 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 NYC00LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA095), Mar 19, 2000: Cessna 172 (N6261E), New Brighton, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty wind conditions. A factor was the windshear encountered on final approach.

## Other reports on N6261E (1)

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

- [Accident 19980131002459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980131002459A), Jan 31, 1998: Cessna 172 (N6261E), Valkaria, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power on short flight to obtain fuel. Wing hit a tree on forced landing. Fuel tanks were empty. (-23) Mr. Dennis gibson piloted the CE-172 form sebastian…

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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