# NTSB NYC68F0275: Cessna 172B, N7764X, Ambler, PA, November 11, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1967
- Place: Ambler, PA · AMBLER, PA
- Location: 40.1564° N, 75.2215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ambler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1564&lon=-75.2215&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112899
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0275
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0275

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4157  67/11/11   AMBLER,PA           CESSNA 172B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 229
        TIME - 1410                    N7764X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 167 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINGS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- TORQUE LINK P/N0543035-8 BROKEN.CRACKED IN RIGHT SIDE FLANGE.LINK BROKEN PRIOR TO LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7764X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7764X), registered now, S/N 17248264, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- 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: Wings Field

## Other investigations on N7764X (2)

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 IAD73FI620](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FI620), Mar 11, 1973: Cessna 172B (N7764X), Berkely Spgs, WV, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC70F0097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0097), Aug 28, 1969: Cessna 172B (N7764X), Schwenksville, PA, substantial damage

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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