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NYC87LA070

1987-02-04 · DUANESBURG, New York, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 4B1

Current FAA registration · N9193G

Make / Model
CESSNA 172N
Year of manufacture
1979 · 8 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19791207
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ACBAE2

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ON LNDG THE ACFT RAN INTO A SNOWBANK CAUSING MINOR DMG TO THE ACFT. AFT DETERMINING IT AIRWORTHY THE PLT ELECTED TO DEPART AND RAN INTO ANOTHER SNOWBANK ON THE TAKEOFF. HE STATED THAT THE ACCD OCCURRED BECAUSE OF POOR JUDGEMENT TO ATTEMPT A TAKEOFF FROM AN INADEQUATELY PLOWED RWY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_NYC87LA070.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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