# Accident 19840407008789A: Cessna 182P, Clarkstown, NY, April 7, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1984, 16:20 local time
- Place: Clarkstown, NY
- Airport: Ramapo Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1210° N, 74.0498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1210&lon=-74.0498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1516M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FHM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FHM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840407008789A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. LANDED ON ROUTE 59, HIT GUARD RAIL, TUMBLED INTO CREEK. NO CAUSE FOR MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 NYC84FHM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FHM05), Apr 7, 1984: Cessna 182P (N1516M), Clarkstown, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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