# Accident 20050101034179A: Cessna 172L, Poughkeepsie, NY, January 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2005, 14:45 local time
- Place: Poughkeepsie, NY
- Airport: Dutchess County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6264° N, 73.8839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6264&lon=-73.8839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7180Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7180Q-2013-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050101034179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 01/01/05 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE HOLDER OF A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE WAS IN THE LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN AT POU FOR RUNWAY 6. UPON COMPLETION OF A TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 6 THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. EMERGENCY LANDING ON AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, HIT AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED FUEL CONTAMINATION (WATER).

## 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 IAD05LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA029), Jan 1, 2005: Cessna 172L (N7180Q), Poughkeepsie, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.

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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