# NTSB NYC81FGT11: Cessna 172F, N8766U, Loyalsockville, PA, September 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1981
- Place: Loyalsockville, PA · LOYALSOCKVILLE, PA
- Location: 41.3209° N, 76.9094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loyalsockville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3209&lon=-76.9094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124709
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FGT11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGT11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2005   81/9/5    LOYALSOCKVILLE,PA   CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 672
        TIME - 1630                    N8766U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLIAMSPORT,PA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        REMARKS- UN TO OUT CLIMB TRRN IN VALLEY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8766U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810905055869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810905055869A), Sep 5, 1981: Cessna 172F, Loyalsockville, PA, Destroyed. Unable to outclimb rising terrain on low-level sightseeing flight. Struck trees.

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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