NYC85LA115
1985-05-04 · POESTENKILL, New York, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Current FAA registration · N172TD
- Make / Model
- CESSNA 172K
- Year of manufacture
- 1970 · 15 years old at event
- Engine
- LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
- Seats / Engines
- 4 seats · 1 engine
- Last airworthiness date
- 19700128
- ADS-B equipped
- Yes — Mode-S A12248
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
CESSNA 172TD ENCOUNTERED STRONG GUSTY CROSSWIND WHILE TAKING FROM RENSSELAER AIRPARK AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST. THE AIRCRAFT VERRED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OFF THE RUN-WAY AND COLLID WITH THE TERRAIN. FULL RIGHT RUDDER WAS APPLIED TO CORRECT THE DEVIATION. BUT AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL INTO THE TREES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1985_NYC85LA115.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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