# Accident 19740327005659A: Cessna 172H, Ellenville, NY, March 27, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1974
- Place: Ellenville, NY
- Airport: Lhj
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 41.7047° N, 74.3622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellenville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7047&lon=-74.3622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3771R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3771R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DFA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFA24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740327005659A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY INTO SOFT DIRT NOSED OVER ONTO BACK.

## 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 NYC74DFA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFA24), Mar 27, 1974: Cessna 172 (N3771R), Ellenville, 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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