# NTSB NYC68F0357: Cessna 205, N81612, Clyde, NY, January 10, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1968
- Place: Clyde, NY · CLYDE, NY
- Location: 43.0842° N, 76.8704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clyde, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0842&lon=-76.8704&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114972
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0357
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0357

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0201  68/1/10    CLYDE,NY            CESSNA 205          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 275
        TIME - 1505                    N81612              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLYDE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO SWITCH TANKS.RT FUEL GUAGE REGISTERED FULL WHEN COMPLETELY EMPTY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N81612 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 205
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clyde

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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