# NTSB NYC76DGM21: Cessna 172, N4293Q, Titusville, PA, January 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1976
- Place: Titusville, PA · TITUSVILLE, PA
- Location: 41.6272° N, 79.6698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6272&lon=-79.6698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152716
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DGM21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DGM21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0456  76/1/16    TITUSVILLE,PA       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N4293Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 21, 351 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TITUSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WADSWORTH,OH                CHAUTAQUA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- DRIFTED SNOW ON RWY,LACK OF CONTRAST.HIT SNOWDRIFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4293Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4293Q), registered now, S/N 17260193, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Titusville

## 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 19760116001209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760116001209A), Jan 16, 1976: Cessna 172L, Titusville, PA, Substantial damage. Drifted snow on rwy,lack of contrast. Hit snowdrift.

## Other investigations on N4293Q (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI75FEI44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI44), Apr 20, 1975: Cessna 172L (N4293Q), Wadsworth, OH, substantial damage

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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