Cessna 172 N734YA

Summary

On 22 November 1983 at about 21:10 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N734YA was involved in an accident near Ft. Plain, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 November 1983 at 21:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Ft. Plain, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Nellis Field (NY20)

Coordinates

42.9293, -74.6195

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N734YA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bedford → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

NYC84LA036

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE FLT DEPARTED BEDFORD, MA AT ABOUT 1300. UPON ARRIVING IN THE AREA OF THE DESTINATION ARPT, THE PLT HAD DIFFICULTY INLOCATING THE ARPT. AFTER SEEING WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A WIND SOCK, HE LANDED IN A FARMER'S FIELD. HE WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL FIELD, BUT THE ARPT WAS NOW 2 MI SOUTH. THE PLT VISUALLY CHECKED THE FUEL TANKS & VERIFIED THAT EACH WAS 1/4 FULL. AFTER TAKEOFF THE PLT WAS AGAIN UNABLE TO FIND THE ARPT. HE FLEW AROUND THE AREA FOR ANOTHER 45 MIN UNTIL THE ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A PLOWED FIELD & THE NOSE COLLAPSED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.