# NTSB NYC79FFA09: Cessna 172H, N3276L, Malone, NY, January 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1979
- Place: Malone, NY · MALONE, NY
- Location: 44.8482° N, 74.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malone, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8482&lon=-74.2896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137348
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FFA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0410  79/1/10    MALONE,NY           CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1440                    N3276L              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 47, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MALONE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MALONE,NY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- AFTER TK/F ACFT DRIFTED 30 DEG LEFT, HIT SNOWBANK, TAXIWAY MARKER, FENCE AND ADMINISTRATION BLDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3276L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3276L-2004-04-28), registration cancelled 2004-04-28, S/N 17256176, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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
- Airport: Malone

## 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 19790110000659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790110000659A), Jan 10, 1979: Cessna 172H, Malone, NY, Destroyed. Aircraft made a left turn after takeoff and flew into the administration building.

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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