# NTSB IAD70FIA03: Cessna 172K, N84262, Chesapeake Bch, MD, February 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1970
- Place: Chesapeake Bch, MD · CHESAPEAKE BCH, MD
- Location: 38.6903° N, 76.5548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesapeake Beach, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6903&lon=-76.5548&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147772
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70FIA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70FIA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0067   70/2/7    CHESAPEAKE BCH,MD   CESSNA 172K         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 63, 285
        TIME - 1240                    N84262              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEDFORD,NJ                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FLT PHASE UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84262](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84262-1999-04-28), registration cancelled 1999-04-28, S/N 17258398 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Deep Creek

## Other investigations on N84262 (2)

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 FTW96LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA160), Apr 3, 1996: Cessna 172K (N84262), Danville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind. Factors were the crosswind and the soft terrain.
- [NTSB IAD77DIA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DIA25), Sep 10, 1977: Cessna 172 (N84262), Warrenton, VA, substantial damage

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.

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