# NTSB NYC77DFJ06: Cessna 172, N84043, Binghamton, NY, November 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1976
- Place: Binghamton, NY · BINGHAMTON, NY
- Location: 42.1013° N, 75.9094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Binghamton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1013&lon=-75.9094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156570
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77DFJ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DFJ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3962  76/11/18   BINGHAMTON,NY       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 313
        TIME - 1234                    N84043              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOME CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEDFORD,MA                  BINGHAMTON,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84043](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84043-1977-07-14), registration cancelled 1977-07-14, S/N 17258312, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Broome Co

## 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 19761118041329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761118041329A), Nov 18, 1976: Cessna 172K, Binghamton, NY, Substantial damage

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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