# NTSB NYC72AN049: Cessna 172L, N7527G, Meyerstown, PA, October 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1971
- Place: Meyerstown, PA · MEYERSTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.3721° N, 76.3056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Myerstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3721&lon=-76.3056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163388
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN049

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3312   71/10/8   MEYERSTOWN,PA       CESSNA 172          CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 1707                    N8832U              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  2  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEBANON VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LANCASTER,PA                RETURN                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           CHECK PILOT - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- PRIVATE PLT FLT CK. L OUTBOARD WG PANEL OF BOTH ACFT SEPARATED IN FLT.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3312   71/10/8   MEYERSTOWN,PA       CESSNA 172L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 250
        TIME - 1707                    N7527G              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  2  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEBANON VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HERSHEY,PA                  OXFORD,CONN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N7527G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7527G-1972-01-17), registration cancelled 1972-01-17, S/N 17259227 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lebanon Valley

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N8832U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8832U-1972-01-14), registration cancelled 1972-01-14, S/N 17252742 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lebanon Valley

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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