# NTSB NYC73FIG14: Cessna 172, N6923A, Sharpsburg, MD, September 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1972
- Place: Sharpsburg, MD · SHARPSBURG, MD
- Location: 39.4577° N, 77.7493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sharpsburg, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4577&lon=-77.7493&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167704
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FIG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0832  72/9/15    SHARPSBURG,MD       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 230
        TIME - 1300                    N6923A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 159 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEESBURG,VA                 MT PLEASANT,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR3 CYL EXHAUST VALVE BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6923A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6923A-1973-06-27), registration cancelled 1973-06-27, S/N 29023, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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