- Date
- December 16, 1979
- Place
- Washingtnville, NY · WASHINGTNVILLE, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6647ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report August 11, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791216042569A
- Case key
- 132122
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3924 79/12/16 WASHINGTNVILLE,NY CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 45, UNK/NR TIME - 1015 N6647A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTGOMERY,NY BRIDGEPORT,CT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED 1600 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS FREEZING RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CRASHED WHILE ATMTG TO CROSS OVR MTN UNDER OVC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6647A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N6647ARegistration cancelled Sep 25, 2013 · Cessna 172Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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