# NTSB NYC76FHA31: Cessna 172K, N46428, Ashfield, PA, May 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1976
- Place: Ashfield, PA · ASHFIELD, PA
- Location: 40.7845° N, 75.7135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashfield, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7845&lon=-75.7135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHA31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1679  76/5/16    ASHFIELD,PA         CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 400
        TIME - 1315                    N46428              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW CASTLE,PA               TRENTON,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO IFR COND BECAME DISORIENTED FLEW INTO THE MTN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46428](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46428-1977-07-08), registration cancelled 1977-07-08, S/N 17257262, 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 19760516010499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760516010499A), May 16, 1976: Cessna 172K, Ashfield, PA, Substantial damage. Flew into IFR cond became disoriented flew into the mtn.

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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