# NTSB Accident NYC97LA008
> **Cessna 172N** · 1996-10-26 · HILTON, NY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA008
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06962
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-26
- **Location:** HILTON, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.279052, -77.790031
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N5535R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper soft field landing technique, which allowed a nose over during the landing rollout.  Soft terrain was a related factor.

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