# Accident 19760423010759A: Cessna 180F, Verplanck, NY, April 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1976
- Place: Verplanck, NY
- Airport: Peekskill Sb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.2543° N, 73.9612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Verplanck, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2543&lon=-73.9612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2196Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2196Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180F (registry code 2072614, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,050 total, 502 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76DHJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHJ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760423010759A

## Narrative

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

FLT TO STRIP TO INSTL FLOATS.600 FT STRIP GND LOOP TO AVOID FENCE.WIND GUSTING 25K.

## 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 NYC76DHJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHJ20), Apr 23, 1976: Cessna 180F (N2196Z), Verplanck, 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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