# NTSB NYC68F0508: Cessna 172, N8449L, Gilbertsville, PA, June 10, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1968
- Place: Gilbertsville, PA · GILBERTSVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.3230° N, 75.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilbertsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3230&lon=-75.6086&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0508
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0508

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1530  68/6/10    GILBERTSVILLE,PA    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 212
        TIME - 1130                    N8449L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW HANOVER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- QUARTERING TAILWIND 5K. WIND SOCK HARD TO FIND. GRASS ON RNWY 12 IN HIGH. STRUCK 10 FT TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8449L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8449L-1970-06-25), registration cancelled 1970-06-25, S/N 17256649 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: New Hanover

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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