# Accident 19800519026479A: Cessna 172M, Eatons Neck, NY, May 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1980, 09:15 local time
- Place: Eatons Neck, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9361° N, 73.4018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eatons Neck, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9361&lon=-73.4018&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12861, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12861-1980-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 254 total, 249 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FHJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800519026479A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER DESCENDING TO LOWER ALTITUDE ON OVER WATER FLIGHT. DITCHED. AIRPLANE SANK.

## 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 NYC80FHJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ15), May 19, 1980: Cessna 172 (N12861), Eatons Neck, NY, destroyed

## Other reports on N12861 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790201004399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790201004399I), Feb 1, 1979: Cessna 172M (N12861), Marshfield, MA, Minor damage. Hard landing damaged landing gear.

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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