# NTSB NYC65D0108: Cessna 172, N8429U, Potsdam, NY, March 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1965
- Place: Potsdam, NY · POTSDAM, NY
- Location: 44.6708° N, 74.9835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Potsdam, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6708&lon=-74.9835&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179521
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65D0108
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65D0108

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0520  65/3/22    POTSDAM NY          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 0945                    N8429U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POTSDAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8429U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8429U), registered now, S/N 17252329, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Potsdam

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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