# Accident 19740811027929A: Cessna 172D, Montauk, NY, August 11, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1974
- Place: Montauk, NY
- Airport: Sky Portel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.0475° N, 71.9464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montauk, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0475&lon=-71.9464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2165Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2165Y-1992-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75DHJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHJ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740811027929A

## Narrative

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

OTR ACFT TAXIED ONTO RWY.PLT STEERED N2165Y L TO RWY EDGE,WINGTIP CAUGHT BUSHES,ROLLED INTO DITCH.

## 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 NYC75DHJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHJ08), Aug 11, 1974: Cessna 172 (N2165Y), Montauk, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2165Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910107000699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910107000699A), Jan 7, 1991: Cessna 172D (N2165Y), NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Departed in deteriorating weather. Contacted ATC. In IMC needed help. Last contact over ocean off southport NC.

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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