# Accident 20250220006599A: Cessna 172C, Argyle, NY, February 20, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2025, 13:15 local time
- Place: Argyle, NY
- Airport: Argyle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2513° N, 73.4718° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2513&lon=-73.4718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1609Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1609Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR UNKNOWN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 155 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250220006599A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN OIL PRESSURE LOSS DURING INITIAL CLIMB OUT. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AND UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT OVER RAN THE RUNWAY AND BECAME INVERTED AFTER COLLISION WITH A SNOWBANK.  IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF STRATUS OIL TEMPERATURE PROBE DURING THE STRATUS OIL FILTER AND OIL FILTER ADAPTER INSTALLATION.  A RETURN TO SERVICE WAS PROVIDED BY A CERTIFICATED MECHANIC WITHOUT RUNNING THE ENGINE PER STC SE8409SW INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.  A RETURN TO SERVICE WAS PERFORMED BY AN APPROPRIATELY RATED MECHANIC ON 02/04/2025, AND THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE NEXT FLIGHT DATED 02/20/2025.

## 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 ERA25LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA123), Feb 20, 2025: Cessna 172C (N1609Y), Argyle, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic’s incorrect installation of the oil temperature gauge probe in the oil filter adapter and failure to test run the engine for oil leaks after the installation, which resulted in a total…

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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