# NTSB NYC73FGM08: Cessna 172K, N84763, Jeannette, PA, September 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1972
- Place: Jeannette, PA · JEANNETTE, PA
- Location: 40.3278° N, 79.6139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jeannette, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3278&lon=-79.6139&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168370
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FGM08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGM08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3428  72/9/15    JEANNETTE PA        CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N84763              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  35, 4140 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2070 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTSBURGH-BOQUET
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEANNETTE PA                LATROBE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PIC DEMONSTRATING SHORT FLD TKOF.FLAPS IN 40 DEG FULL EXTDD POS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84763](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84763-1973-03-08), registration cancelled 1973-03-08, S/N 17258606, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pittsburgh-Boquet

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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