# NTSB NYC75FHA11: Cessna 172, N2463Y, E Stroudsburg, PA, August 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1974
- Place: E Stroudsburg, PA · E STROUDSBURG, PA
- Location: 41.0050° N, 75.1713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Stroudsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0050&lon=-75.1713&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136874
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FHA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2694  74/8/25    E STROUDSBURG,PA    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - 1150                    N2463Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - E STROUDSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LAFLEUR,MASS                HAGERSTOWN,MD                E STROUDSBURG,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: TANKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - COLLAPSED
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: DUMP VALVES
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- MUD LIKE SUBSTANCE FOUND IN VENT LINES.ACFT WAS DMGD BY FLOOD-06/24/74-IN TOWANDA,PA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2463Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2463Y), registered now, S/N 17249763, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: E Stroudsburg

## 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 19740825027829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740825027829A), Aug 25, 1974: Cessna 172D, E Stroudsburg, PA, Substantial damage. Mud like substance found in vent lines. Acft was dmgd by flood-06/24/74-IN towanda,PA.

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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