NYC67A0078

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172G · Greenwich, CT · November 10, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 10, 1966
Place
Greenwich, CT · GREENWICH, CT
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N4194LCessna 172G
Status
Completed · report May 10, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120626

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0972  66/11/10   GREENWICH CONN      CESSNA 172G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1121
        TIME - 1455                    N4194L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTCHESTER CO.NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR IN OFF POSITION.ACFT OBS IN 30 DEGREE DIVE WITH NO ATTEMPT MADE TO RECOVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N4194L
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Westchester Co.Ny

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.