# NTSB NYC76AN067: Cessna 172L, N7579G, White Plains, NY, January 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1976
- Place: White Plains, NY · WHITE PLAINS, NY
- Location: 41.0238° N, 73.7510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Plains, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0238&lon=-73.7510&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152823
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN067

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7579G-1976-05-25), registration cancelled 1976-05-25, S/N 17259279, built 1970 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Westchester Co

## 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 19760116007599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760116007599A), Jan 16, 1976: Cessna 172L, White Plains, NY, Destroyed. Decended below mda,no glide slope receiver. Wrong altimeter setting found 29.92 in. Setting 29.79 in

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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