NYC77FGM03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · West Hickory, NY · November 14, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 14, 1976
Place
West Hickory, NY · WEST HICKORY, NY
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N1767FCessna 172
Status
Completed · report March 12, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761114041289A
Case key
157095

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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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3-4179  76/11/14   WEST HICKORY,PA     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 100
        TIME - 1600                    N1767F              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LALICH FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST HICKORY,PA             ZELIENOPLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PIC REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON TAKEOFF.

Aircraft

Registration
N1767F
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lalich Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.