# Accident 19730921030429A: Cessna 172, Ronkonkoma, NY, September 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1973
- Place: Ronkonkoma, NY
- Airport: Islip Macarthur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.8035° N, 73.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ronkonkoma, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8035&lon=-73.1245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6115E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6115E-2017-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 300 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74AN028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730921030429A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC74AN028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN028), Sep 21, 1973: Cessna 172 (N6115E), Ronkonkoma, 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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