# NTSB NYC69A0009: Cessna 172, N7371T, Deposit, NY, July 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1968
- Place: Deposit, NY · DEPOSIT, NY
- Location: 42.0642° N, 75.4229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deposit, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0642&lon=-75.4229&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69A0009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69A0009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1920  68/7/17    DEPOSIT,NY          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N7371T              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 38, 5919 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL VENT LINE CLOGGED BY MUD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7371T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7371T-2002-02-07), registration cancelled 2002-02-07, S/N 46971, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (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

## Other investigations on N7371T (1)

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 NYC96LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA144), Jul 7, 1996: Cessna 172A (N7371T), Pleasant Valley, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain obstacle clearance from trees during a precautionary landing. His becoming lost was a related factor.

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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