NYC76FHM30

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172K · Warwick, NY · June 9, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 9, 1976
Place
Warwick, NY · WARWICK, NY
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N79435Cessna 172K
Status
Completed · report August 23, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760609020959A
Case key
154486

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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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3-1657   76/6/9    WARWICK,NY          CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1930                    N79435              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 116 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARWICK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CALDWELL,NJ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HAY FIELD,NOSE GR SEPARATED WHEN PLT ATMTD GND LOOP TO AVOID GOING OVR THE HILL.

Aircraft

Registration
N79435
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Warwick

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N79435 · 1

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