# NTSB NYC81FGT09: Cessna 172P, N51357, Brogue, PA, July 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1981
- Place: Brogue, PA · BROGUE, PA
- Location: 39.8718° N, 76.4830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brogue, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8718&lon=-76.4830&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124710
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FGT09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGT09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2007  81/7/14    BROGUE,PA           CESSNA 172P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 815
        TIME - 1010                    N51357              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 765 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAUBLITZ
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARTINSVILLE,VA             BROGUE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           73                                                      360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- STRUCK RWY LGTS & CINDER BLOCKS NR L EDGE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51357](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51357-1988-08-12), registration cancelled 1988-08-12, S/N 17274301 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Baublitz

## 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 19810714041209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810714041209A), Jul 14, 1981: Cessna 172P, Brogue, PA, Substantial damage. Ran off side of runway, struck cinder blocks. Flipped over and slid down an enbankment inverted.

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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