# NTSB NYC76FGT14: Cessna 172M, N13600, Myerstown, PA, February 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1976
- Place: Myerstown, PA · MYERSTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.3721° N, 76.3056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Myerstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3721&lon=-76.3056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152714
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FGT14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0454   76/2/4    MYERSTOWN,PA        CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 168
        TIME - 1215                    N13600              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEBANON VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALTIMORE,MD                READING,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PLT WAS MAKING A COMFORT STOP TO ACCOMMODATE AIRSICK PAX.UN CLB ABV WIRES,ATMTD FLY BLO,HIT POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13600](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13600-2011-02-28), registration cancelled 2011-02-28, S/N 17262872, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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: Lebanon Valley

## 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 19760204002129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760204002129A), Feb 4, 1976: Cessna 172M, Myerstown, PA, Substantial damage. Plt was making a comfort stop to accommodate airsick pax. Un clb abv wires,atmtd fly blo,hit pole.

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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