# Accident 19780827023949A: Cessna 172D, W.Bloomfield, NY, August 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1978
- Place: W.Bloomfield, NY
- Airport: Fort Hill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 42.9020° N, 77.5478° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Fort Hill Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9020&lon=-77.5478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6447B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6447B-1980-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 73 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FFJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780827023949A

## Narrative

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

PLT MADE THE APPROACH HIGH,TOUCH DOWN LONG,FULL FLAP.ATTEMPTED GOUND,STALLED.

## 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 NYC78FFJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ36), Aug 27, 1978: Cessna 172 (N6447B), W.Bloomfield, 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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