# Accident 19790816036319A: Cessna 152, Islip, NY, August 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1979, 19:51 local time
- Place: Islip, NY
- Airport: L. I. Macarthur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7303° N, 73.2161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Islip, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7303&lon=-73.2161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N216DV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N216DV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 186 total, 58 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790816036319A

## Narrative

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

LEFT HAND STEERING END BEARING, P/N S1823-3, FAILED ON 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 NYC79FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA078), Aug 16, 1979: Cessna 152 (N216DV), Islip, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N216DV (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010517010259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010517010259I), May 17, 2001: Cessna 152 (N216DV), Bayport, NY. (-23)Aircraft made an emergency landing on the beach 1 mile west of smith point park. No damage to aircraft, no injuries reported.
- [Incident 19900721040589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900721040589I), Jul 21, 1990: Cessna 152 (N216DV), Bayport, NY. Power loss on takeoff. Wheel and wing hit tree tops. Landed in lake, carburetor venturi blocked by gasket material.

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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