NYC73FNA17

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172K · West Kingston, RI · August 23, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 23, 1972
Place
West Kingston, RI · WEST KINGSTON, RI
Injuries
1 serious, 3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N46523Cessna 172K
Status
Completed · report December 15, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167710

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0840  72/8/23    WEST KINGSTON,RI    CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N46523              PX-  0  1  2  PARAJUMP-SPORT            AGE 32, 483 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            218 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST KINGSTON,RI            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- RESERVE PARACHUTE OPENED,PULLED JUMPER OUT OF ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N46523
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.