# NTSB NYC72DFA26: Cessna 172, N216NY, Athens, NY, December 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1971
- Place: Athens, NY · ATHENS, NY
- Location: 42.2710° N, 73.8159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2710&lon=-73.8159&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164379
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DFA26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DFA26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3722   71/12/1   ATHENS,NY           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 324
        TIME - 1400                    N216NY              PX-  0  0  1  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 188 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ATHENS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         ATHENS,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      32
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          340                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- PLT HAD ABOUT 40 DEG L X-WIND GUSTING TO 25K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N216NY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Athens

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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