# NTSB NYC69D0393: Cessna 172, N8831U, Fogelsville, PA, April 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1969
- Place: Fogelsville, PA · FOGELSVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.5832° N, 75.6327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fogelsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5832&lon=-75.6327&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188746
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0393
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0393

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1024  69/4/17    FOGELSVILLE,PA      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 452
        TIME - 1840                    N8831U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT 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 - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8831U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8831U-1998-04-14), registration cancelled 1998-04-14, S/N 17252740 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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