# NTSB NYC73FNA17: Cessna 172K, N46523, West Kingston, RI, August 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1972
- Place: West Kingston, RI · WEST KINGSTON, RI
- Location: 41.4832° N, 71.5514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Kingston, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4832&lon=-71.5514&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167710
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FNA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46523-2015-05-06), registration cancelled 2015-05-06, S/N 17257324, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (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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