# NTSB NYC73DGT01: Cessna 172, N4173L, Huntingdon, PA, July 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1972
- Place: Huntingdon, PA · HUNTINGDON, PA
- Location: 40.4980° N, 78.0088° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntingdon, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4980&lon=-78.0088&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DGT01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DGT01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3784   72/7/4    HUNTINGDON,PA       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2250
        TIME - 1320                    N4173L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STANDING STONE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARTINSBURG,PA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- STARTED GO-AROUND TOO LATE,DECIDED UN CLEAR TREES,ABORTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4173L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4173L-1999-11-29), registration cancelled 1999-11-29, S/N 17254242 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Standing Stone

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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