# NTSB NYC75FNC37: Cessna 172L, N7247Q, Putney, VT, June 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1975
- Place: Putney, VT · PUTNEY, VT
- Location: 42.9713° N, 72.5277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Putney, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9713&lon=-72.5277&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FNC37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNC37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1361  75/6/11    PUTNEY,VT           CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 101
        TIME - 1430                    N7247Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EXPERIMENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BEDFORD,MA                  RETURN                       PUTNEY,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT,DESTROYED SHEIBE SF25A,N6388.GLIDER NOT VSBL DUE 15DEG JOG AT RWY MIDPOINT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7247Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7247Q-1977-04-01), registration cancelled 1977-04-01, S/N 172-60547 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Experiment

## 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 19750611015429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750611015429A), Jun 11, 1975: Cessna 172L, Putney, VT, Substantial damage. Hit,destroyed sheibe SF25A,N6388.glider not vsbl due 15DEG jog at rwy midpoint.

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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