- Date
- October 18, 1970
- Place
- Hudson, NY · HUDSON, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2359UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report July 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159059
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4035 70/10/18 HUDSON,NY CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 285 TIME - 1010 N2359U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 213 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SARATOGA SPRINGS,NY CROTON-ON-HUDSON,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ENG QUIT APRX 1HR AFTR TKOF.STALLED INTO TREES AT ARPT BOUNDARY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2359U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Columbia County
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