# Accident 19840817041529A: Cessna 172N, Islip, NY, August 17, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1984, 18:41 local time
- Place: Islip, NY
- Airport: Li Macarthur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7961° N, 73.1007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7961&lon=-73.1007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739SF-2019-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 861 total, 340 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840817041529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO LAND SHORT OF RUNWAY HITTING A 2 FOOT DEEP DITCH CAUSING LANDING GEAR TO SHEAR OFF.

## 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 NYC84LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA286), Aug 17, 1984: Cessna 172 (N739SF), Islip, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N739SF (1)

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

- [Incident 19880725047209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880725047209I), Jul 25, 1988: Cessna 172N (N739SF), Shirley, NY. Radio communication failure on IFR flight. Able to proceed due to VFR conditions. Landed at Brookhaven.

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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