# Accident 19740908030469A: Cessna 172L, Mastic, NY, September 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1974
- Place: Mastic, NY
- Airport: Brookhaven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.8220° N, 72.8669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BROOKHAVEN (HWV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8220&lon=-72.8669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4207Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4207Q-2008-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FHJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHJ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740908030469A

## Narrative

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

ACFT MADE HARD LANDING LEFT WING STRUCK GROUND ACFT FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 NYC75FHJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHJ12), Sep 8, 1974: Cessna 172L (N4207Q), Mastic, 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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