# NTSB NYC79FNA14: Cessna 172, N7062Q, Newport, RI, April 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1979
- Place: Newport, RI · NEWPORT, RI
- Location: 41.4848° N, 71.3276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4848&lon=-71.3276&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137592
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FNA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0679   79/4/7    NEWPORT,RI          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N7062Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWPORT STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWPORT,RI                  FARMINGDALE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          320                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 45K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7062Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7062Q-2013-10-29), registration cancelled 2013-10-29, S/N 17260362, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Newport State

## 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 19790407006579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790407006579A), Apr 7, 1979: Cessna 172, Newport, RI, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted downwind takeoff. Aborted takeoff, ran off end of runway. Nosed over.

## Other investigations on N7062Q (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 NYC82FHJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FHJ01), Oct 10, 1981: Cessna 172 (N7062Q), Westhampton, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC74FHD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHD32), Mar 20, 1974: Cessna 172 (N7062Q), Toms River, NJ, 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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