# Accident 19830811045019A: Cessna 172P, Westville, NY, August 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1983, 09:15 local time
- Place: Westville, NY
- Airport: Copperstown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7008° N, 74.9209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7008&lon=-74.9209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63196, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63196-1989-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,015 total, 71 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830811045019A

## Narrative

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

LANDED FAST AND LONG ON A WET SOD RUNWAY. SKIDDED OFF END AND DOWN A 45 FOOT EMBANKMENT INTO A DITCH.

## 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 NYC83LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA212), Aug 11, 1983: Cessna 172P (N63196), Westville, 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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