# NTSB NYC72FGM10: Cessna 172C, N1850Y, Elmo, PA, August 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1971
- Place: Elmo, PA · ELMO, PA
- Location: 41.2737° N, 79.5375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elmo, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2737&lon=-79.5375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162867
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FGM10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FGM10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2929   71/8/7    ELMO,PA             CESSNA 172C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N1850Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEBANON,NH                  NEW CUMBERLAND,W VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: MIXTURE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MIX CTL WIRE WORN AT A PT APRXLY 2 IN FROM CTL ARM ATTACH POINT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1850Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1850Y-1977-07-21), registration cancelled 1977-07-21, S/N 172-49450 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Registry model: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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