# NTSB NYC73FGM10: Cessna 172H, N3818R, Emlenton, PA, October 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1972
- Place: Emlenton, PA · EMLENTON, PA
- Location: 41.1802° N, 79.7086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Emlenton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1802&lon=-79.7086&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168636
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FGM10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGM10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0862   72/10/1   EMLENTON,PA         CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 132
        TIME - 1345                    N3818R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EMLENTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EMLENTON,PA                 MONROEVILLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- FIRST TKOF INTO WIND ABORTED,UN TO CLEAR TREES.SECOND TKOF DN WIND,ABORTED,RAN OFF END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3818R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3818R), registered now, S/N 17255318, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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: Emlenton

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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