# NTSB NYC80FAMS2: Cessna 172, N737TH, Shadigee, NY, November 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1979
- Place: Shadigee, NY · SHADIGEE, NY
- Location: 43.3751° N, 78.3889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shadigee, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3751&lon=-78.3889&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132863
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FAMS2
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FAMS2

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4003   79/11/4   SHADIGEE,NY         CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 300
        TIME - 1344                    N737TH              PX-  2  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AKRON,NY                    AKRON,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT SANK IN LAKE ONTARIO,DAMAGE PRESUMED.FATAL INJURIES PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N737TH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737TH-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N 17269659 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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 19791104036689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791104036689A), Nov 4, 1979: Cessna 172N, Shadigee, NY, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Acft was observed flying low over freighter on lake ontario. Pilot reported engine quit. Ditched in lake.

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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