# NTSB NYC66D0532: Cessna 172, N8508B, Warwick, NY, February 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1966
- Place: Warwick, NY · WARWICK, NY
- Location: 41.2552° N, 74.3547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warwick, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2552&lon=-74.3547&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173093
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0532
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0532

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0455   66/2/6    WARWICK NY          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1425                    N8508B              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARWICK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8508B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8508B), registered now, S/N 36208, built 1957 (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: Warwick

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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