# Accident 19790601012869A: Cessna 177B, Amityville, NY, June 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Amityville, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6698° N, 73.4158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amityville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6698&lon=-73.4158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30639, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30639) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 349 total, 349 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FHJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHJ19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790601012869A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BIRD IN FLIGHT ON PRACTICE ADF APPROACH.FURTHER DAMAGED AIRCRAFT IN PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

## 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 NYC79FHJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHJ19), Jun 1, 1979: Cessna 177B (N30639), Amityville, NY, incident, minor 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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