# NTSB NYC75AN072: Cessna 172L, N7162Q, Tuxedo, NY, December 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1974
- Place: Tuxedo, NY · TUXEDO, NY
- Location: 41.2378° N, 74.1791° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuxedo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2378&lon=-74.1791&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144466
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3999   74/12/7   TUXEDO,NY           CESSNA 172L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 162
        TIME - 1856                    N7162Q              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINDEN,NJ                   MONTGOMERY,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      40
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT LOST,REQUESTED ASSISTANCE.RADAR CONTACT NOT ESTABLISHED.FLEW INTO MTN APRX 1200FT MSL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7162Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7162Q-1975-02-07), registration cancelled 1975-02-07, S/N 17260462 (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: 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 19741207041239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741207041239A), Dec 7, 1974: Cessna 172L, Tuxedo, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Plt lost,requested assistance. Radar contact not established. Flew into mtn aprx 1200FT MSL.

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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