- Date
- May 25, 1973
- Place
- Elton, PA · ELTON, PA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1138FCessna 172G
- Status
- Completed · report August 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730525017609A
- Case key
- 190218
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1641 73/5/25 ELTON,PA CESSNA 172G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 74 TOTAL TIME - 1545 N1138F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DAYTON,OHIO MATTITUCK,NY ALTOONA,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENCTRD DETERIORATING WX COND UN CONT FLT VFR.RQSD FSS ASSIST.UN PROVIDE DUE OTR EMGCY.WPAFB BRIEF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1138F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Johnstown-Cambria
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.