19791104036689A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Shadigee, NY · November 4, 1979

Date
November 4, 1979 · 13:44 local
Place
Shadigee, NY
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N737TH
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FAMS2
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft was observed flying low over freighter on lake ontario. Pilot reported engine quit. Ditched in lake.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING LOW OVER FREIGHTER ON LAKE ONTARIO. PILOT REPORTED ENGINE QUIT. DITCHED IN LAKE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.