# NTSB NYC80FHM02: Cessna 172, N7WP, E.Fishkill, NY, October 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1979
- Place: E.Fishkill, NY · E.FISHKILL, NY
- Location: 41.5534° N, 73.7957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Fishkill, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5534&lon=-73.7957&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133244
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FHM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7WP-2012-09-06), registration cancelled 2012-09-06, S/N R1720022, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna R172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (registry code 2072413) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19791019030659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791019030659A), Oct 19, 1979: Cessna 172, East Fishkill, NY, Destroyed. Engine failed due to fuel exhaustion.

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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