# NTSB NYC79FGT20: Cessna 175, N7260M, Hanover, PA, July 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1979
- Place: Hanover, PA · HANOVER, PA
- Location: 39.8118° N, 76.9836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanover, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8118&lon=-76.9836&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134662
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FGT20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGT20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1915  79/7/14    HANOVER,PA          CESSNA 175          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0437                    N7260M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  47, 10260 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            227 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEVENER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HANOVER,PA                  WASHINGTON,DC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW COMPRESSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 5 CYL-COMPRESSION TEST 5-10 PSI. INNER VALVE SPRING,P/N 625957,TESTED BELOW MIN. VALVE BURNED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7260M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7260M-1979-10-26), registration cancelled 1979-10-26, S/N 55560 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Devener

## 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 19790714016739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790714016739A), Jul 14, 1979: Cessna 175, Hanover, PA, Destroyed. Eng. Lost power during night takeoff, struck trees on rising terrain. Found burned exhause valve.

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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