# NTSB NYC79FFA06: Cessna 172, N3891S, Albany, NY, December 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1978
- Place: Albany, NY · ALBANY, NY
- Location: 42.6657° N, 73.7984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6657&lon=-73.7984&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138449
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FFA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3973  78/12/28   ALBANY,NY           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 2100                    N3891S              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBANY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          READING,PA                  ALBANY,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3891S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3891S-1993-06-16), registration cancelled 1993-06-16, S/N 17251091 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Albany County

## 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 19781228040939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781228040939A), Dec 28, 1978: Cessna 172D, Albany, NY, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3891S (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 CHI91LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA269), Aug 22, 1991: Cessna 172E (N3891S), Harbor Springs, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS DELAY IN INITIATING THE GO-AROUND.
- [NTSB CHI84LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA318), Jul 29, 1984: Cessna 172 (N3891S), Urbana, OH, 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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