NYC76AN109

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · White Plains, NY · July 6, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 6, 1976
Place
White Plains, NY · WHITE PLAINS, NY
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N13485Cessna 172
Status
Completed · report July 6, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760706025669A
Case key
154261

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1998   76/7/6    WHITE PLAINS,NY     CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 225
        TIME - 0932                    N13485              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTCHESTER CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRISTOWN,NJ              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD INFLT AT LWR THAN NML ALT DSCND IN A VERY SHALLOW NOSE-DWN ATTITUDE.

Aircraft

Registration
N13485
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Westchester Co

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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.