# NTSB NYC76AN097: Cessna 172, N56F, Marklesburg, PA, May 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1976
- Place: Marklesburg, PA · MARKLESBURG, PA
- Location: 40.3840° N, 78.1686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marklesburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3840&lon=-78.1686&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153777
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN097
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN097

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1316  76/5/19    MARKLESBURG,PA      CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 361
        TIME - 1040                    N56F                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOUGHKENAMON,PA             PITTSBURG,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      39
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DRG WX BRIEF PLT INFORMED OF AIRMETS AND ICING RPTS FOR FLT AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56F-1976-08-06), registration cancelled 1976-08-06, S/N 17249772 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760519017179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760519017179A), May 19, 1976: Cessna 172M, Marklesburg, PA, Destroyed. Drg wx brief plt informed of airmets and icing rpts for flt area.

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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