# NTSB NYC75FNE08: Cessna 172E, N5681T, Worcester, MA, August 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1974
- Place: Worcester, MA · WORCESTER, MA
- Location: 42.2626° N, 71.8023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Worcester, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2626&lon=-71.8023&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FNE08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2324  74/8/22    WORCESTER,MASS      CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 353
        TIME - 1901                    N5681T              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 333 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WORCESTER MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WORCESTER,MASS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PIECES OF SHREDDED PAPER LODGED IN VENTURI THROAT OF CARB.PAPER WAD LODGED BTWN CARB DOOR-HOUSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5681T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5681T-1974-11-21), registration cancelled 1974-11-21, S/N 172-51581 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Worcester 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 19740822027469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740822027469A), Aug 22, 1974: Cessna 172E, Worcester, MA, Destroyed. Pieces of shredded paper lodged in venturi throat of carb. Paper wad lodged btwn carb door-housing.

## Other investigations on N5681T (2)

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.

- [NTSB CHI66F0396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0396), Nov 7, 1965: Cessna 172 (N5681T), Lexington, KY, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3382), Aug 14, 1964: Cessna 172 (N5681T), Ft Atkinson, WI, substantial damage

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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