# NTSB NYC72AN023: Cessna 172E, N3806S, Greene, NY, August 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1971
- Place: Greene, NY · GREENE, NY
- Location: 42.3310° N, 75.7670° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greene, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3310&lon=-75.7670&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3074  71/8/15    GREENE,NY           CESSNA 172E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 500
        TIME - 0700                    N3806S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLEETVILLE,PA               ALEXANDRIA BAY,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- SOUND OF ACFT AS IF IN PWR DIVE.WITNESS STATED WX IN AREA FOGGY,LOW CLDS,EST VIS ABT 1/2 MI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3806S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3806S-2011-03-25), registration cancelled 2011-03-25, S/N 17251006 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Greene

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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