# NTSB NYC79DHM08: Cessna 172N, N739PF, Montgomery, NY, February 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1979
- Place: Montgomery, NY · MONTGOMERY, NY
- Location: 41.5213° N, 74.2387° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montgomery, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5213&lon=-74.2387&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137336
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79DHM08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHM08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0400   79/2/3    MONTGOMERY,NY       CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1710                    N739PF              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SPRING VALLEY,NY            RETURN                       MONTGOMERY,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- TAXIED TO R ON TAXIWAY TO ALLOW FOR CLNC TO TAXIING CESSNA 150.STRUCK PARKED CESSNA 172-SUB DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N739PF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739PF-2018-01-26), registration cancelled 2018-01-26, S/N 17270691, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Orange 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 19790203002109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790203002109A), Feb 3, 1979: Cessna 172N, Montgomery, NY, Substantial damage. Student pilot taxied into a parked aircraft.

## Other investigations on N739PF (2)

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.

- [NTSB MIA02LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA117), Jun 22, 2002: Cessna 172N (N739PF), Marietta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane departing the left side of the runway, impacting with a gully and nosing over.
- [NTSB NYC80FHM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHM24), Aug 7, 1980: Cessna 172N (N739PF), Spring Valley, 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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