# NTSB NYC81DHA11: Cessna 172, N21294, Erwinna, PA, May 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1981
- Place: Erwinna, PA · ERWINNA, PA
- Location: 40.5007° N, 75.0727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erwinna, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5007&lon=-75.0727&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126295
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81DHA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0834   81/5/3    ERWINNA,PA          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 332
        TIME - 1335                    N21294              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 224 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN SANT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                ERWINNA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- ACFT NOSED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21294](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21294-2012-08-23), registration cancelled 2012-08-23, S/N 17263924, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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: Van Sant

## 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 19810503022099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810503022099A), May 3, 1981: Cessna 172M, Erwinna, PA, Substantial damage. Struck fence on short final. Impact flipped airplane over. Crash inverted. Possible downdraft in area.

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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