# Accident 20011102029649A: Cessna 172D, Argyle, NY, November 2, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2001, 14:10 local time
- Place: Argyle, NY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2290° N, 73.4891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2290&lon=-73.4891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36SK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36SK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011102029649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 21 AT ARGYLE AIRPORT, AND ON CLIMB OUT, THE ENGINE COWL OIL ACCESS DOOR POPPED OPEN. AT APPROX. 100-150 FEET AGL, MR. FOGG INITIATED A TURN TO THE LEFT TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE WINDS WERE GUSTY FROM THE SOUTH, AND AS MR. FOGG TURNED DOWNWIND, HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF LIFT AS HE WAS LOW AND SLOW. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 NYC02LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA024), Nov 2, 2001: Cessna 172D (N36SK), Argyle, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering.

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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