Cessna 172 accident near Selkirk, NY
On September 8, 2014, a Cessna 172 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Selkirk, NY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 8, 2014
- Place
- Selkirk, NY
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.556°N, 73.917°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140908X82336
Official records · ERA14FA428
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 8, 2014, about 1645 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172K, N79438, was substantially damaged when it impacted a parked railroad freight car, then terrain, in Selkirk, New York. The flight instructor and the sport pilot (under instruction for her private pilot certificate) were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and the airplane, which had just departed South Albany Airport (4B0), Selkirk, New York, was not operating on a flight plan. The instructional flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to a witness, the pilots told him that that they were going to fly to Columbia County Airport (1B1), Hudson, New York, and that the sport pilot was going to practice maneuvers for her upcoming practical test. The witness then saw the pilots get into the airplane, and while he was walking to his hangar, heard a "normal" engine run-up. He subsequently heard the airplane take off [from runway 19], and it "seemed normal." Shortly thereafter, the witness heard the engine "shut off [and] a second later it started back up." After another second, the witness heard a loud crash. A second witness, who was outside the airport office, saw the airplane take off from runway 19, and after it reached an altitude of about 100 feet, the engine experienced a total loss of power. A few seconds later, the witness thought he heard the engine restart, then he heard a loud bang. A third witness was standing by his parked airplane about 3/4 of the way down the runway. According to the witness, the accid
Probable cause
A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
