# NTSB UNK64X1050: Cessna 172, N3670S, Schenectady, NY, March 27, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1964
- Place: Schenectady, NY · SCHENECTADY, NY
- Location: 42.8027° N, 73.9270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schenectady, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8027&lon=-73.9270&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184509
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0710  64/3/27    SCHENECTADY NY      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 261
        TIME - 1030                    N3670S              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHENECTADY CO.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES               VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 51 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3670S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Schenectady Co.

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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