# Accident 20170719018609A: Cessna 172N, Factoryville, PA, July 19, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2017, 19:35 local time
- Place: Factoryville, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5894° N, 75.7561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5894&lon=-75.7561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4876F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4876F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 433 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170719018609A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED DOWN WIND AND SHOULD HAVE PERFORMED A GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE FULL FLAPS DEPLOYED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH EXCESSIVE SPEED AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA17CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA250), Jul 20, 2017: Cessna 172 (N4876F), Factoryville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun.

## Other reports on N4876F (2)

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

- [Accident 19950620048899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950620048899A), Jun 20, 1995: Cessna 172N (N4876F), Factoryville, PA, Substantial damage. (-16) Student pilot was performing take offs and landings solo under the supervision of his certified flight instructor in the traffic pattern. The student on…
- [Incident 19950503015229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950503015229I), May 3, 1995: Cessna 172N (N4876F), State College, PA, Minor damage. Taxied behind a DC8 that was doing full power runup. Blown almost over. Left wing tip and prop damaged.

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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