# NTSB NYC79FFA33: Cessna 172M, N29391, Schroon Lake, NY, August 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1979
- Place: Schroon Lake, NY · SCHROON LAKE, NY
- Location: 43.8351° N, 73.7669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schroon Lake, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8351&lon=-73.7669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133719
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FFA33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA33

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3022  79/8/21    SCHROON LAKE,NY     CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2130                    N29391              PX-  0  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 57, 544 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            384 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHROON LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCHROON LAKE,NY             FARMINGDALE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD SEAT SLID AFT DRG CLB OUT.FLAPS FOUND IN FULL DWN PSN,SWITCH NEUTRAL.PLT SELECTED 10 DEG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29391](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29391-1984-10-03), registration cancelled 1984-10-03, S/N 17264116 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Schroon Lake

## 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 19790821026199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790821026199A), Aug 21, 1979: Cessna 172M, Schroon Lake, NY, Substantial damage. Acft stalled on initial climb. Crashed nose down on runway. Pilot states seat slid back. Found flaps full down.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.