# Incident 19910623023339I: Cessna 172H, Greenwood Lake, NY, June 23, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1991, 17:15 local time
- Place: Greenwood Lake, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2253° N, 74.2890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenwood Lake, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2253&lon=-74.2890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2460L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2460L-2012-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 825 total, 750 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910623023339I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN FLIGHT. DITCHED AIRCRAFT IN LAKE. FOUND A BIRDS NEST IN THE CARBURETOR.

## Other reports on N2460L (1)

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

- [Accident 19760610018899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760610018899A), Jun 10, 1976: Cessna 172H (N2460L), Mahopac, NY, Substantial damage. High lvl off,bounced lndg.

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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