# Accident 19840516017159A: Cessna 172N, Sayville, NY, May 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1984, 14:04 local time
- Place: Sayville, NY
- Airport: Long Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7476° N, 73.0852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sayville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7476&lon=-73.0852&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73748, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73748-1984-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 154 total, 7 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840516017159A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. DITCHED THE AIRCRAFT A FEW YARDS OFFSHORE. POSSIBLE CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 NYC84LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA176), May 16, 1984: Cessna 172 (N73748), Sayville, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73748 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830817046509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830817046509I), Aug 17, 1983: Cessna 172N (N73748), Ronkonkoma, NY. Fire extinguisher mounted under seat discharged while taxiing. Handle seal missing. Hit seat track.

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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