# NTSB NYC69D0116: Cessna 172, N3659S, Cicero, NY, August 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1968
- Place: Cicero, NY · CICERO, NY
- Location: 43.1756° N, 76.1194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cicero, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1756&lon=-76.1194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108798
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0116
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0116

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2692   68/8/4    CICERO,NY           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1188
        TIME - 1430                    N3659S              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CICERO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- TAIL WIND 12 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3659S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3659S), registered now, S/N 17250859, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (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
- Airport: Cicero

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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