# NTSB NYC72DHA06: Cessna 172I, N46315, Berwick, PA, August 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1971
- Place: Berwick, PA · BERWICK, PA
- Location: 41.0550° N, 76.2510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berwick, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0550&lon=-76.2510&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162552
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DHA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DHA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2531   71/8/1    BERWICK,PA          CESSNA 172I         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N46315              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 21, 666 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            260 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERWICK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HONESDALE,PA                HONESDALE,PA                 MYERSTOWN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT NOTED 2 POLES ON EACH SIDE OF RWY,MADE HI APCH BECAUSE OF POSSIBILITY OF WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46315](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46315), registered now, S/N 17257180, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Berwick

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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