# Accident 19790901025329A: Cessna 172, Alexander Bay, NY, September 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1979, 16:45 local time
- Place: Alexander Bay, NY
- Airport: Thousand Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3372° N, 75.9227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexandria Bay, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3372&lon=-75.9227&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64255 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 48 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DFA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFA35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790901025329A

## Narrative

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

PILOT OVERSHOT AND RAN OFF THE END OF A 2400 FOOT RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC79DFA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFA35), Sep 1, 1979: Cessna 172 (N64255), Alexandria Bay, 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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