# NTSB NYC74AN014: Cessna 172K, N7060G, Huntingdon Vly, PA, August 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1973
- Place: Huntingdon Vly, PA · HUNTINGDON VLY, PA
- Location: 40.1226° N, 75.0635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntingdon Valley, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1226&lon=-75.0635&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201627
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74AN014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN014-201627

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2774  73/8/13    HUNTINGDON VLY,PA   CESSNA 172K         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1640                    N7060G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          COLTS NECK,NJ               RETURN                       TRENTON,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
        REMARKS- PLT HAD HISTORY OF HEART TROUBLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7060G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7060G-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N 17258760 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19730813028369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730813028369A), Aug 13, 1973: Cessna 172K, Huntingdon Vly, PA, Destroyed. Plt had history of heart trouble.

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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