# NTSB NYC79FA012: Cessna 172F, N5170F, Mcadoo, PA, November 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1978
- Place: Mcadoo, PA · MCADOO, PA
- Location: 40.9010° N, 75.9924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAdoo, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9010&lon=-75.9924&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138016
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FA012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4234  78/11/23   MCADOO,PA           CESSNA 172F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 4482
        TIME - 1045                    N5170F              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANGLEY AFB,VA              BERWICK,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
          PERSONNEL-MIN VIS & CEILING INFO MISSING ON BRIEF
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    900
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       36
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          120                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- BRIEFED BY AF WX FACILITY PERSONNEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5170F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5170F-2014-10-27), registration cancelled 2014-10-27, S/N 17253068, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19781123044559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781123044559A), Nov 23, 1978: Cessna 182, Mcadoo, PA, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Briefed by af wx facility personnel. Personnel-min viseiling info missing on brief

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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