# NTSB NYC78FGM50: Cessna 175B, N8226T, Conneaut, PA, September 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1978
- Place: Conneaut, PA · CONNEAUT, PA
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FGM50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2595   78/9/2    CONNEAUT,PA         CESSNA 175B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 282
        TIME - 1340                    N8226T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 189 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONNEAUT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE                  CONNEAUT,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8226T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8226T), registered now, S/N 17556926, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175B
- Registry model: [Cessna 175B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175b) (registry code 2072506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Conneaut

## 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 19780902025999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780902025999A), Sep 2, 1978: Cessna 175A, Conneaut, PA, 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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