# NTSB NYC76AN109: Cessna 172, N13485, White Plains, NY, July 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 6, 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154261
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN109
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN109

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1998   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13485-1976-10-08), registration cancelled 1976-10-08, S/N 17262786 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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 19760706025669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760706025669A), Jul 6, 1976: Cessna 172M, White Plains, NY, Destroyed. Acft obsvd inflt at lwr than nml alt dscnd in a very shallow nose-dwn attitude.

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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