# NTSB NYC80FHM24: Cessna 172N, N739PF, Spring Valley, NY, August 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1980
- Place: Spring Valley, NY · SPRING VALLEY, NY
- Location: 41.1146° N, 74.0487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Valley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1146&lon=-74.0487&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129545
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FHM24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHM24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2020   80/8/7  NR.SPRING VALLEY,NY   CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N739PF              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMAPO VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SPRING VALLEY,NY            SPRING VALLEY,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ELEV TRIM 20DEG NOSE-DOWN.ROLLED DOWN EMBANKMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N739PF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739PF-2018-01-26), registration cancelled 2018-01-26, S/N 17270691, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ramapo Valley

## 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 19800807037339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800807037339A), Aug 7, 1980: Cessna 172N, Spring Valley, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot waited too long to abort takeoff. Aircraft ran off end of runway.

## Other investigations on N739PF (2)

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.

- [NTSB MIA02LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA117), Jun 22, 2002: Cessna 172N (N739PF), Marietta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane departing the left side of the runway, impacting with a gully and nosing over.
- [NTSB NYC79DHM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHM08), Feb 3, 1979: Cessna 172N (N739PF), Montgomery, NY, substantial damage

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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