# NTSB NYC75DHA31: Cessna 172I, N8410L, Tranquility, NJ, February 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1975
- Place: Tranquility, NJ · TRANQUILITY, NJ
- Location: 40.9562° N, 74.8085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tranquility, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9562&lon=-74.8085&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147403
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DHA31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHA31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0236   75/2/9    TRANQUILITY,NJ      CESSNA 172I         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1353
        TIME - 1745                    N8410L              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1292 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUDSON,NY                   GAITHERSBURG,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL TANK SUMP DRAINS FOUND FROZEN.PLT THOUGHT FUEL LINE FROZE.OAT 20 DEG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8410L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8410L), registered now, S/N 17256610, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (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 19750209001809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750209001809A), Feb 9, 1975: Cessna 172I, Tranquility, NJ, Substantial damage. Fuel tank sump drains found frozen. Plt thought fuel line froze.OAT 20 deg.

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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