# Accident 19810612032369A: Cessna 172M, Lake Huntington, NY, June 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1981, 20:15 local time
- Place: Lake Huntington, NY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6810° N, 74.9855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Huntington, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6810&lon=-74.9855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19970, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19970-1984-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 131 total, 50 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FFA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFA17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810612032369A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO WEATHER. COULD NOT STOP ON RUNWAY AND HIT TREE STUMPS AND LIGHT WOODS.

## 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 NYC81FFA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFA17), Jun 12, 1981: Cessna 172M (N19970), Lake Huntngton, 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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