# NTSB NYC80FA015: Cessna 172, N6647A, Washingtnville, NY, December 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1979
- Place: Washingtnville, NY · WASHINGTNVILLE, NY
- Location: 41.4285° N, 74.1586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washingtonville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4285&lon=-74.1586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132122
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FA015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA015

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6647A-2013-09-25), registration cancelled 2013-09-25, S/N 28747, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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: Destroyed

## 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 19791216042569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791216042569A), Dec 16, 1979: Cessna 172, Washingtonville, NY, Destroyed. Departed into freezing rain & marginal weather. Crashed out of control shortly after takeoff. Advised not to go.

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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