# NTSB NYC73DNA15: Cessna 172L, N7604G, Block Island, RI, August 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1972
- Place: Block Island, RI · BLOCK ISLAND, RI
- Location: 41.1918° N, 71.5745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Block Island, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1918&lon=-71.5745&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 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168462
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DNA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3174  72/8/22    BLOCK ISLAND,RI     CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 775
        TIME - 0945                    N7604G              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - S
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWARK,NJ                   BLOCK ISLAND,RI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7604G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7604G-2006-07-19), registration cancelled 2006-07-19, S/N 17259304, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (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: S

## Other investigations on N7604G (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 NYC06FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA104), Apr 25, 2006: Cessna 172L (N7604G), Montgomery Twp, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An impact with mountainous terrain for an undetermined reason.

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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