- Date
- October 19, 1979
- Place
- E.Fishkill, NY · E.FISHKILL, NY
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7WPCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791019030659A
- Case key
- 133244
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3589 79/10/19 E.FISHKILL,NY CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 156 TIME - 1837 N7WP PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NEWBURG,NY WHITE PLAINS,NY PROVIDENCE,RI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NO FUEL R TANK,L TANK 1-6 GALS.FUEL SELECT R TANK. HOBBS METER 5.1 HR THIS FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7WP
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7WPRegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2012 · Cessna R172EAirframe modelCessna R172EEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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