# Accident 20060430012159A: Cessna 172L, Mercersburg, PA, April 30, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2006, 12:45 local time
- Place: Mercersburg, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8319° N, 77.9029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mercersburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8319&lon=-77.9029&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7604G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7604G-2006-07-19) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,380 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060430012159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO DENSELY WOODED AREA AND COLLIDED WITH THE EARTH.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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