- Date
- August 1, 1974
- Place
- Downsville, NY · DOWNSVILLE, NY
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N79925Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740801023859A
- Case key
- 134964
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2601 74/8/1 DOWNSVILLE,NY CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 126 TIME - 1245 N79925 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNSVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ISLIP,NY DOWNSVILLE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- DURING ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND ACFT STALLED AND DESCENDED INTO TREES.CAME TO REST ON RIVER BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79925
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Downsville
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.