# Accident 20000827039239A: Cessna 172, PA, August 27, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2000, 22:35 local time
- Place: PA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4306° N, 77.9206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4306&lon=-77.9206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4344Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4344Q-2001-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000827039239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES BY IMPACTING MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ON JACK'S MOUNTAIN, HUNTINGTON COUNTY, PA. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF WEATHER BRIEFING, RADAR COVERAGE, FLIGHT PLANNING, OR CONTACT WITH A FAA FACILITY.

## 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 NYC00FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA257), Aug 28, 2000: Cessna 172L (N4344Q), Mill Creek, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper pre-flight planning, and in-flight planning decision to continue visual fight into deteriorating adverse weather conditions. Factors were the night conditions, low clouds and fog.

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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