# Accident 19730321005959A: Camair 480, Dunkirk, NY, March 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1973
- Place: Dunkirk, NY
- Airport: Dunkirk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.4744° N, 79.3472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Dunkirk Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4744&lon=-79.3472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N216, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N216-1973-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Camair 480 (registry code 1890102, https://openairdocs.org/model/camair-480) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMAIR 480
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 516 total, 16 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FFJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FFJ19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730321005959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT THOUGHT ENOUGH FUEL FOR SHORT FLT.DNWND APCH NOTED.ACFT OTR DIRECTION MADE SHARP L TURN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC73FFJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FFJ19), Mar 21, 1973: Camair 480 (N216), Dunkirk, NY, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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