# Accident 19900901037609A: Cessna 172L, Montauk, NY, September 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1990, 15:45 local time
- Place: Montauk, NY
- Airport: Montauk Point
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0396° N, 71.9391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0396&lon=-71.9391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4324Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4324Q-1991-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900901037609A

## Narrative

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

CONCERNED ABOUT WORK CREW AT THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY BEGAN GO AROUND WITHOUT FULL POWER BANKED SHARPLY STALLED. CRASHED

## 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 NYC90LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA209), Sep 1, 1990: Cessna 172L (N4324Q), Montauk, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT FAILED TO ATTAIN AIRSPEED DURING A GO AROUND, RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE STALLING AT A LOW ALTITUDE. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED TO AIRPORT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL…

## Other reports on N4324Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19790730041222A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790730041222A), Jul 30, 1979: Cessna 172L (N4324Q), Simsbury, CT, Substantial damage. N63637 and N4324Q collided during roundout for landing.

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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