# NTSB NYC66A0112: Cessna 172D, N2486U, Princeton, WV, April 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1966
- Place: Princeton, WV · PRINCETON, WV
- Location: 37.3689° N, 81.0960° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Princeton, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3689&lon=-81.0960&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66A0112
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0112

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0277   66/4/5     PRINCETON W VA     CESSNA 172D         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1844                    N2486U              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 52, 10000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRINCETON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT HAD MODERATE ARTERIOSCLEROSIS.PILOT CARBON MONOXIDE 23 PERC.PASSENGER CMONOXIDE 30 PERCENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2486U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2486U-1966-07-28), registration cancelled 1966-07-28, S/N 172-50086 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Princeton

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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