# NTSB Accident NYC05CA072
> **Cessna 172B** · 2005-04-16 · Collegeville, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC05CA072
- **Event ID:** 20050503X00536
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-04-16
- **Location:** Collegeville, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.203887, -75.43
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172B
- **Registration:** N7653X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent encounter with a downdraft, which resulted in a collision with trees.  A factor related to the accident was the downdraft wind conditions.

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