# NTSB NYC68F0360: Cessna 172, N9712T, Rochester, NH, January 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1968
- Place: Rochester, NH · ROCHESTER, NH
- Location: 43.3045° N, 70.9756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3045&lon=-70.9756&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112259
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0360
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0360

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0113  68/1/27    ROCHESTER,NH        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N9712T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYHAVEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- HAND PROPPED ACFT. STRUCK N8339J-SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.NON-RATED PX AT CONTROLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9712T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9712T-2019-05-07), registration cancelled 2019-05-07, S/N 15076947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skyhaven

## Other investigations on N9712T (3)

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 CHI77FEP37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEP37), Jun 7, 1977: Cessna 172A (N9712T), Sturgeon Bay, WI, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC69D0321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0321), Feb 1, 1969: Cessna 172 (N9712T), Rochester, NH, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X4021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4021), Sep 17, 1964: Cessna 172A (N9712T), Beverly, MA, minor 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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