# NTSB NYC71FFJ03: Cessna 172G, N3813L, Gorham, NY, August 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1970
- Place: Gorham, NY · GORHAM, NY
- Location: 42.8003° N, 77.1358° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gorham, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8003&lon=-77.1358&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108600
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FFJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FFJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3003   70/8/7    GORHAM,NY           CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N3813L              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                OSHAWA,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RIVET FAILURE AT UPPER UNIVERSAL JOINT DISENGAGED ONE SIDE.SELECTOR DID NOT TURN VALVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3813L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3813L), registered now, S/N 17253982, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (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

## Other investigations on N3813L (3)

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 NYC73FHJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHJ21), Jun 8, 1973: Cessna 172 (N3813L), Edgewater Park, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67D0115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0115), Jul 16, 1966: Cessna 172 (N3813L), Walden, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67D0020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0020), Jun 9, 1966: Cessna 172 (N3813L), Ansonia, CT, substantial damage

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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