# NTSB NYC68F0308: Cessna 172H, N8262L, Aliquippa, PA, December 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1967
- Place: Aliquippa, PA · ALIQUIPPA, PA
- Location: 40.6158° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aliquippa, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6158&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113682
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0308
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0308

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4338   67/12/9   ALIQUIPPA,PA        CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1105                    N8262L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALIQUIPPA-HOPEWEL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- AFTER PORPOISING PLT WENT AROUND,LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8262L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8262L), registered now, S/N 17256462, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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: Aliquippa-Hopewel

## Other investigations on N8262L (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 CHI92LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA212), Jul 26, 1992: Cessna 172H (N8262L), Chenoa, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION ON THE PART OF THE PILOT. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACCIDENT WERE A LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF OPERATION THE PILOT WAS UNDERTAKING, A…
- [NTSB CHI77DET16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DET16), Jun 5, 1977: Cessna 172H (N8262L), Valparaiso, IN, 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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