# NTSB NYC76FGM11: Cessna 172K, N46698, Haydentown, PA, October 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1975
- Place: Haydentown, PA · HAYDENTOWN, PA
- Location: 39.7890° N, 79.7706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haydentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7890&lon=-79.7706&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151197
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FGM11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3146  75/10/28   HAYDENTOWN,PA       CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 576
        TIME - 1655                    N46698              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONNELSVILLE,PA             AMBLER,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT MAKING SIMULATED FORCED LANDING.TRRN RISING STEEPER THAN ACFT COULD CLB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46698](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46698-1976-05-21), registration cancelled 1976-05-21, S/N 17257435, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19751028033389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751028033389A), Oct 28, 1975: Cessna 172K, Haydentown, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot making simulated forced landing. Trrn rising steeper than acft could clb.

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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