# NTSB NYC78FFJ11: Cessna 172K, Warsaw, NY, January 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1978
- Place: Warsaw, NY · WARSAW, NY
- Location: 42.7428° N, 78.1408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warsaw, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7428&lon=-78.1408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142618
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FFJ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0001   78/1/2    WARSAW,NY           CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1445                    CF-QJF              PX-  0  1  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  30, 114 TOTAL HOURS, 48
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERRY WARSAW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERSAILLES,OH               LONDON ONT,CANADA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL ENTRD A SMALL SNOW DRIFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CF-QJF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Perry Warsaw

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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