# Accident 20050423017219A: Cessna 172R, White Plains, NY, April 23, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2005, 15:19 local time
- Place: White Plains, NY
- Airport: Westchester County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0869° N, 73.7256° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0869&lon=-73.7256&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61AF-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 800 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050423017219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A CESSNA 172-R APPROACHING TO LAND AT WESTCHESTER COUNTRY AIRPORT (KHPN) ON AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16 WAS GIVEN A LOW ALTITUDE ALERT FROM THE LOCAL CONTROLLER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE APPROACH AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 NYC05FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA075), Apr 23, 2005: Cessna 172R (N61AF), Armonk, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain the proper altitude\clearance during the approach, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. Factors in this accident were low ceilings, 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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