- Date
- January 16, 1976
- Place
- White Plains, NY · WHITE PLAINS, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7579GCessna 172L
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760116007599A
- Case key
- 152823
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0367 76/1/16 WHITE PLAINS,NY CESSNA 172L CR- 1 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1921 N7579G PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 20, 755 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 136 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTCHESTER CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOSTON,MA WHITE PLAINS,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- DECENDED BELOW MDA,NO GLIDE SLOPE RECEIVER.WRONG ALTIMETER SETTING FOUND 29.92 IN.SETTING 29.79 IN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7579G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Westchester Co
N7579GRegistration cancelled May 25, 1976 · Cessna 172LAirframe modelCessna 172LEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.