# NTSB NYC75FFA05: Cessna 172K, N79925, Downsville, NY, August 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1974
- Place: Downsville, NY · DOWNSVILLE, NY
- Location: 42.0846° N, 74.9977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Downsville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0846&lon=-74.9977&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FFA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2601   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79925-1975-05-06), registration cancelled 1975-05-06, S/N 17258253 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Downsville

## 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 19740801023859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740801023859A), Aug 1, 1974: Cessna 172K, Downsville, NY, Substantial damage. During attempted go-around acft stalled and descended into trees. Came to rest on river bank.

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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