# NTSB NYC72FHA08: Cessna 172, N3622L, Collegeville, PA, August 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1971
- Place: Collegeville, PA · COLLEGEVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.1869° N, 75.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Collegeville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1869&lon=-75.4575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162998
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FHA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2789  71/8/13    COLLEGEVILLE,PA     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 108
        TIME - 1145                    N3622L              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERKIOMEN VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLLEGEVILLE,PA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        REMARKS- SOFT FLD TKOF,10DEG FLAP,YOKE FULL REAR,FULL PWR ACFT TURNED SHARP L AT L/O.LOST CTL HIT HOUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3622L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3622L), registered now, S/N 17253791, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Perkiomen Valley

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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