# Accident 19800312006839A: Cessna 172N, Mattituck, NY, March 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1980, 17:32 local time
- Place: Mattituck, NY
- Airport: Mattituck
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9869° N, 72.5191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MATTITUCK (21N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9869&lon=-72.5191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2060E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2060E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,226 total, 350 in this make and model, 359 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FHJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800312006839A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN STRONG GUSTY CROSSWIND. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. HIT TREES AND FENCE ON SIDE OF 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 NYC80FHJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ13), Mar 12, 1980: Cessna 172N (N2060E), Mattituck, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2060E (2)

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

- [Incident 19910928052789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910928052789I), Sep 28, 1991: Cessna 172N (N2060E), Moneta, VA, Minor damage. Landed long. Departed end of runway into a ditch.
- [Incident 19790404013459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790404013459I), Apr 4, 1979: Cessna 172N (N2060E), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Pilot was passing behind a large jet. Captain unaware of the lilfht airplane applied power. Damaged prop, wingtip.

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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