# NTSB NYC73DGM28: Cessna 172, N5360R, Wattsburg, PA, April 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1973
- Place: Wattsburg, PA · WATTSBURG, PA
- Location: 42.0027° N, 79.8048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wattsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0027&lon=-79.8048&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170593
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DGM28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DGM28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0944  73/4/16    WATTSBURG,PA        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 440
        TIME - 1400                    N5360R              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 384 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ERIE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ERIE,PA                     WATTSBURG,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      20000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           73                                                      200
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           16                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DURING PRACTICE CROSS WIND LANDING,PIC LOST CONTRL OF AFCT.WIND GUSTING TO 28KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5360R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5360R), registered now, S/N 17252891, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (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: Erie County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730416008919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730416008919A), Apr 16, 1973: Cessna 172F, Wattsburg, PA, Substantial damage. During practice cross wind landing,PIC lost contrl of afct. Wind gusting to 28KTS.

## Other investigations on N5360R (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 NYC66D0360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0360), Sep 22, 1965: Cessna 172 (N5360R), Erie, PA, 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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