# NTSB NYC66F0312: Cessna 172, N2456U, Tupper Lake, NY, October 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1965
- Place: Tupper Lake, NY · TUPPER LAKE, NY
- Location: 44.2298° N, 74.4619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tupper Lake, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2298&lon=-74.4619&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0312
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0312

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3085  65/10/15 NR.TUPPER LAKE NY     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 119
        TIME - 1730                    N2456U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN THUNDERSTORM CONDITIONS . SAFE LANDING MADE AFTER ARCFT DAMAGED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2456U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2456U-2014-09-22), registration cancelled 2014-09-22, S/N 17250056, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (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

## Other investigations on N2456U (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA96FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA089), Mar 2, 1996: Cessna 172D (N2456U), Hawthorne, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath during an instrument approach.

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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