# Accident 20140908017599A: Cessna 172K, Selkirk, NY, September 8, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2014, 16:50 local time
- Place: Selkirk, NY
- Airport: South Albany
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5564° N, 73.9167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5564&lon=-73.9167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79438, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79438-2018-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14FA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA428) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140908017599A

## Narrative

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

N79438 DEPARTED RUNWAY 19 AT 4B0. DURING CLIMBOUT ENGINE POWER WAS LOST. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RAIL CAR LOCATED IN A RAILWAY YARD ADJACENT TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 ERA14FA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA428), Sep 8, 2014: Cessna 172 (N79438), Selkirk, NY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## Other reports on N79438 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19861127073039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861127073039I), Nov 27, 1986: Cessna 172K (N79438), Albany, NY. Landed after smoke in cockpit. Found wire to cigarette lighter shorted.
- [Incident 19820706036879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820706036879I), Jul 6, 1982: Cessna 172K (N79438), Sehenectady, NY. Made an emergency landing due to loss of oil pressure and rough running engine. Broken oil pump gear in engine.

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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