# NTSB NYC74FGM18: Cessna 175A, N7082E, Delmont, PA, February 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1974
- Place: Delmont, PA · DELMONT, PA
- Location: 40.4144° N, 79.5729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delmont, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4144&lon=-79.5729&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186743
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FGM18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1264  74/2/26    DELMONT,PA          CESSNA 175A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 212
        TIME - 1455                    N7082E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARMITAGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTIC CITY,NJ            EAST LIVERPOOL,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL TANK VENT PLUGGED WITH ICE.OVERSHOT ARPT,LNDD IN FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7082E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7082E-2012-10-15), registration cancelled 2012-10-15, S/N 56582, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Registry model: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Armitage

## 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 19740226006309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740226006309A), Feb 26, 1974: Cessna 175A, Delmont, PA, Substantial damage. Fuel tank vent plugged with ice. Overshot arpt,lndd in field.

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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