NYC76FFA52

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172G · Marcy, NY · September 23, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 23, 1976
Place
Marcy, NY · MARCY, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1117FCessna 172G
Status
Completed · report December 17, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760923032989A
Case key
155586

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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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3-3381  76/9/23    MARCY,NY            CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 765
        TIME - 0825                    N1117F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OLD FORGE,NY                NORFOLK,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 6 CYL FAILED AT BASE FLANGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N1117F
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Riverside

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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.