# Accident 19810729045979A: Cessna 152, Ronkonkoma, NY, July 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Ronkonkoma, NY
- Airport: Islip-Macarthur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8035° N, 73.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ronkonkoma, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8035&lon=-73.1245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4677H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4677H-2008-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FHJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHJ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810729045979A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LANDED IN A CROSSWIND CRAB ANGLE. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## 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 NYC81FHJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHJ12), Jul 29, 1981: Cessna 152 (N4677H), Ronkonkomoa, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4677H (1)

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

- [Incident 19890605033809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890605033809I), Jun 5, 1989: Cessna 152 (N4677H), Myricks, MA. Engine quit during practice stalls. Unable to restart. Forced landing. Student may have moved fuel selector valve.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.