# NTSB NYC75FNE05: Cessna 172L, N4270Q, Westfield, MA, August 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1974
- Place: Westfield, MA · WESTFIELD, MA
- Location: 42.1251° N, 72.7495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1251&lon=-72.7495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134509
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FNE05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2325  74/8/12    WESTFIELD,MASS      CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1350                    N4270Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARNES MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASHUA,NH                   WESTFIELD,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- SERIES OF BOUNCES BFR GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4270Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4270Q), registered now, S/N 17260170, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (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
- Airport: Barnes Muni

## 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 19740812025969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740812025969A), Aug 12, 1974: Cessna 172L, Westfield, MA, Substantial damage. Series of bounces bfr go-around.

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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