Cessna 172N accident near Duanesburg, New York, February 4, 1987
On February 4, 1987 at about 9:45 pm local time, a Cessna 172N, registered N9193G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Duanesburg, New York (Duanesburg airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 4, 1987 · about 9:45 pm local time
- Place
- Duanesburg, New York · Duanesburg · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · all 172Ns on the register
- Registration
- N9193G · registry record · serial 17273626
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 124 hours in all; 69 in this make and model; 9 in the last 90 days; 59 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,581 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 5, 1986
- Maximum gross weight: 2,150 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-H2AD (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: GFL Glens Falls NY at 7:30 pm
- Destination: 4B1 Duanesburg NY
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 28, 2,500 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded at 4,500 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number NYC87LA070.