# NTSB NYC73FFA01: Cessna 172E, N280NY, Deposit, NY, July 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1972
- Place: Deposit, NY · DEPOSIT, NY
- Location: 42.0642° N, 75.4229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deposit, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0642&lon=-75.4229&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FFA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FFA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2325   72/7/2    DEPOSIT,NY          CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 681
        TIME - 1400                    N280NY              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE BIRCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELMIRA,NY                   WHITE PLAINS,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- AVOIDING FENCE AT END OF 2000FT WET GRASS RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N280NY](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280NY-1973-06-15), registration cancelled 1973-06-15, S/N 17251275, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: White Birch

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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