# NTSB NYC71AN126: Cessna 172, N3831S, Missing Aircraft, June 22, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1971
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161686
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71AN126
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN126

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0911  71/6/22    MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3831S              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 46, 5000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FISHERS ISLAND,NY           WILLIMANTIC,CONN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DMG AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3831S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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