# NTSB NYC71FHA52: Cessna 172, N7392G, Fleetville, PA, June 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1971
- Place: Fleetville, PA · FLEETVILLE, PA
- Location: 41.5981° N, 75.7146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fleetville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5981&lon=-75.7146&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FHA52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FHA52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0159   71/6/8    FLEETVILLE,PA       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2015                    N7392G              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 25, 990 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ENDLESS MTN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLEETVILLE,PA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- L WING HIT TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7392G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7392G-2001-01-19), registration cancelled 2001-01-19, S/N 17259092 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Endless Mtn

## Other investigations on N7392G (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 DEN89FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA083), Mar 8, 1989: Cessna 172K (N7392G), Watkins, CO, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF BOTH PILOT'S TO MAINTAIN VISUAL LOOKOUT.

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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