# NTSB NYC69D0042: Cessna 172, N2359U, Edinburg, NY, July 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1968
- Place: Edinburg, NY · EDINBURG, NY
- Location: 43.2217° N, 74.1040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edinburg, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2217&lon=-74.1040&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109804
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1916  68/7/11    EDINBURG,NY         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 141
        TIME - 1035                    N2359U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 123 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLATEAU
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2359U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2359U-1970-11-27), registration cancelled 1970-11-27, S/N 17249959, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Plateau

## Other investigations on N2359U (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 NYC71DFA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFA22), Oct 18, 1970: Cessna 172 (N2359U), Hudson, NY, 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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