# NTSB NYC70DFJ09: Cessna 172H, N3027U, Hilton, NY, May 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1970
- Place: Hilton, NY · HILTON, NY
- Location: 43.2900° N, 77.7926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hilton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2900&lon=-77.7926&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181787
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70DFJ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70DFJ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2213  70/5/24    HILTON,NY           CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 542
        TIME - 1040                    N3027U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLIAMSON,NY               HILTON,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- ACFT STALLED 15FT ABOVE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3027U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3027U-2011-03-10), registration cancelled 2011-03-10, S/N 17255124, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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: Hilton

## Other investigations on N3027U (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 NYC03LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA127), Jun 11, 2003: Cessna 172H (N3027U), East Vincent, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/preparation which resulted in fuel exhaustion during cruise flight. The pilot's inadequate preflight preparation in which he failed to refuel the airplane is…

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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