# NTSB NYC65D0119: Cessna 172, N7402A, Middletown, NY, March 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1965
- Place: Middletown, NY · MIDDLETOWN, NY
- Location: 41.4449° N, 74.4236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4449&lon=-74.4236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179072
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65D0119
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65D0119

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0711  65/3/28    MIDDLETOWN NY       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 87 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N7402A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 37 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANDALL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SOD FIELD SOFT FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7402A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7402A-2014-11-17), registration cancelled 2014-11-17, S/N 29502, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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: Randall

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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