# NTSB NYC65F0038: Cessna 172, N8428X, Ithaca, NY, February 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1965
- Place: Ithaca, NY · ITHACA, NY
- Location: 42.4439° N, 76.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ithaca, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4439&lon=-76.5031&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180159
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0274   65/2/7    ITHACA NY           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1010                    N8428X              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 46, 4008 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            27 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ITHACA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8428X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8428X-1994-05-26), registration cancelled 1994-05-26, S/N 17248928 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ithaca

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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