NYC72FFA47

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172B · Johnstown, NY · June 17, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 17, 1972
Place
Johnstown, NY · JOHNSTOWN, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N7867XCessna 172B
Status
Completed · report February 23, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117894

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4124  72/6/17    JOHNSTOWN,NY        CESSNA 172B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 115
        TIME - 1300                    N7867X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FULCO APT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOHNSTOWN,NY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- L TIRE BLEW OUT.CRASHED INTO T-HANGAR,SUBST DMG TO AERONCA 11AC,N9375E.

Aircraft

Registration
N7867X
Reported as
Cessna 172B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fulco Apt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.