# NTSB NYC74AN004: Cessna 172L, N19663, Douglas, MA, July 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1973
- Place: Douglas, MA · DOUGLAS, MA
- Location: 42.0543° N, 71.7395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Douglas, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0543&lon=-71.7395&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189630
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74AN004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1923   73/7/1  NR.DOUGLAS,MASS       CESSNA 172L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 115
        TIME - 2300                    N19663              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COATESVILLE,PA              BEDFORD,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 10/13/73.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19663](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19663-1974-05-07), registration cancelled 1974-05-07, S/N 17260647, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730701020579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730701020579A), Jul 1, 1973: Cessna 172L, Douglas, MA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Recovery date 10/13/73.

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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