- Date
- November 2, 1978
- Place
- Marcy, NY · MARCY, NY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N46037Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report December 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781102039739A
- Case key
- 139076
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3245 78/11/2 MARCY,NY CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 58, UNK/NR TIME - 1610 N46037 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARCY,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED REMARKS- GUST LOCK FOUND ATTACHED TO R WING. SUB DMG TO CESSNA 172,N8107T.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46037
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Riverside
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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.