# NTSB NYC76FGM33: Cessna 172, N84225, Butler, PA, May 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1976
- Place: Butler, PA · BUTLER, PA
- Location: 40.8616° N, 79.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8616&lon=-79.8962&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153892
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FGM33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1099  76/5/14    BUTLER,PA           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 1453
        TIME - 2130                    N84225              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 191 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTLER FARM-ROE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUTLER,PA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- FLT TO OTR LOCAL ARPT.GRASS OVERRUN AREA WET.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84225](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84225), registered now, S/N 17258387, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (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: Butler Farm-Roe

## 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 19760514011349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760514011349A), May 14, 1976: Cessna 172K, Butler, PA, Substantial damage. Flt to otr local arpt. Grass overrun area wet.

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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