# NTSB NYC81FNA02: Cessna 172, N73725, Warwick, RI, November 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1980
- Place: Warwick, RI · WARWICK, RI
- Location: 41.7001° N, 71.4162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warwick, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7001&lon=-71.4162&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128037
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FNA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3534  80/11/26   WARWICK,RI          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 139
        TIME - 1229                    N73725              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 129 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - T F GREENE STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARWICK,RI                  RONKONKOMA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- CLRD INTX TKOF,RWY 34,LT OC.MADE LT ONTO RWY 16,BGN DWNWND TKOF,2100FT RMNG.WND GSTG 23KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73725](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73725-2022-10-01), registration cancelled 2022-10-01, S/N 17267629, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- 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: T F Greene State

## 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 19801126071839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801126071839A), Nov 26, 1980: Cessna 172M, Providence, RI, Substantial damage. Cleared for intersection takeoff 34. Started takeoff on 16. Aborted, ran off end of runway. ATC failed to advise.

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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