# NTSB NYC70FFA18: Cessna 172, N6234E, Schroon Lake, NY, April 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1970
- Place: Schroon Lake, NY · SCHROON LAKE, NY
- Location: 43.8351° N, 73.7669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schroon Lake, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8351&lon=-73.7669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128819
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70FFA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FFA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1721  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6234E-2018-01-12), registration cancelled 2018-01-12, S/N 46334, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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: Schroon Lake

## Other investigations on N6234E (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 IAD96FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA057), Apr 6, 1996: Cessna 172 (N6234E), Barkhamsted, CT, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the CFI pilot/passenger's poor judgment which led to spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of control of the airplane. Factors involved in this accident were the night marginal visual flight…

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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