# NTSB NYC74FNE22: Cessna 172H, N3715F, White Plains, NY, April 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1974
- Place: White Plains, NY · WHITE PLAINS, NY
- Location: 41.0238° N, 73.7510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Plains, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0238&lon=-73.7510&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124328
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FNE22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNE22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1220  74/4/25    WHITE PLAINS,NY     CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 162
        TIME - 1428                    N3715F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTCHESTER CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITE PLAINS,NY             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- THROTTLE ROD END SEIZED TO BEARING.COULD NOT BE MOVED WITHOUT CONSIDERABLE EFFORT.HIT CHUCK HOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3715F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Westchester Co

## 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 19740425009989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740425009989A), Apr 25, 1974: Cessna 172H, White Plains, CT, Substantial damage. Throttle rod end seized to bearing. Could not be moved without considerable effort. Hit chuck hole.

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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