- Date
- April 25, 1970
- Place
- Schroon Lake, NY · SCHROON LAKE, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6234ECessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 128819
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1721 70/4/25 SCHROON LAKE,NY CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 42, 150 TIME - 1500 N6234E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHROON LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCHROON LAKE,NY GLEN FALLS,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER INSPECTION OF FACILITIES PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- WATER FOUND IN ARPT FUEL STORAGE TANKS.ACFT FUEL SYS INADEQUATELY PURGED.REFUELED W/AUTOMOBILE GAS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6234E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Schroon Lake
N6234ERegistration cancelled Jan 12, 2018 · Cessna 172Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 series
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