# NTSB NYC72FNC34: Cessna 175B, N8243T, Rochester, NH, April 21, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1972
- Place: Rochester, NH · ROCHESTER, NH
- Location: 43.3045° N, 70.9756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3045&lon=-70.9756&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166258
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FNC34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FNC34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1547  72/4/21    ROCHESTER,NH        CESSNA 175B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1220                    N8243T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYHAVEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERTOWN,NY                ROCHESTER,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        REMARKS- HIT N6471L,SUB DMG.NUT INSIDE THE PLASTIC KNOB BACKED OFF.AFT PLT ADVANCED THROTTLE,WAS UN RETARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8243T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8243T-2014-11-19), registration cancelled 2014-11-19, S/N 17556943, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175B
- Registry model: [Cessna 175B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175b) (registry code 2072506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skyhaven

## Other investigations on N8243T (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI85LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA225), Jun 6, 1985: Cessna 175B (N8243T), Lancaster, OH, 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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