NTSB NYC91LA138 — 1991-05-23 · CANADENSIS, Pennsylvania, United States

Current FAA registration · N739GV

Make / Model: CESSNA 172N
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19790907
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A9ED24

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N739GV Cessna 172N None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DOWNHILL SLOPE OF THE RUNWAY.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT LANDED ON A TURF RUNWAY WITH A DOWN SLOPE AND A 10 KNOT HEADWIND. HE SAW HE WAS NOT GOING TO STOP ON THE RUNWAY AND SWERVED THE AIRPLANE. THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK TREES PRIOR TO END OF THE RUNWAY RECEIVING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. IN THE AIRPORT FACILITY DIRECTORY, IT SAID, '...LANDING NORTH TAKEOFF SOUTH WIND PERMITTING....' Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_NYC91LA138.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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