# NTSB NYC66D0063: Cessna 172, N7497X, Montgomery, NY, May 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1965
- Place: Montgomery, NY · MONTGOMERY, NY
- Location: 41.5213° N, 74.2387° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montgomery, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5213&lon=-74.2387&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177445
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1500   65/5/1    MONTGOMERY NY       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 452
        TIME - 1445                    N7497X              PX-  0  0  3  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 263 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7497X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7497X), registered now, S/N 17247997, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (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: Orange County

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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