# Incident 19790622017329I: Cessna A185E, Copiague, NY, June 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1979, 20:00 local time
- Place: Copiague, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.6704° N, 73.3928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Copiague, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6704&lon=-73.3928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2724J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2724J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 625 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790622017329I

## Narrative

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

PILOT SHUT ENGINE DOWN AFTER EXPLOSIVE SOUND. EXHAUST SECTION MISSING, HOLE BURNED IN THE COWLING

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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