# NTSB NYC72FGM34: Cessna 172K, N7066G, W.Mifflin, PA, February 21, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1972
- Place: W.Mifflin, PA · W.MIFFLIN, PA
- Location: 40.3574° N, 79.9056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Mifflin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3574&lon=-79.9056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165514
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FGM34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FGM34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1297  72/2/21    W.MIFFLIN,PA        CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N7066G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEGHENY CO.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          W.MIFFLIN,PA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- AFT ABORTING TKOF PLT TURNED OFF RWY INTO SNOW BANKED ALONGSIDE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7066G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7066G), registered now, S/N 17258766, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- 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: Allegheny Co.

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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