# Accident 19990507047049A: Cessna 172K, Shirley, NY, May 7, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1999, 22:26 local time
- Place: Shirley, NY
- Airport: Brookhaven Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7891° N, 72.8694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7891&lon=-72.8694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7068G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7068G-2013-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 200 in this make and model, 382 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990507047049A

## Narrative

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

(.4)ON THE NIGHT OF THE ACCIDENT, THE COMMERCIAL PILOT TALKED TO HIS AUNT BY TELEPHONE, WHO THEN WANTED TO SEE HIM 'IMMEDIATELY.' HE RECEIVED A THOROUGH WEATHER BRIEFING, AND FILED AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN FOR THE 1-HOUR FLIGHT.  HE THEN TOOK OFF INTO A 200-FOOT OVERCAST, WITH A VISIBILITY OF 2 STATUTE MILES.  THE AIRPLANE CRASHED LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE AIRPORT.  TOXICOLOGICAL TESTING REVEALED ETHANOL CONCENTRATIONS IN THE PILOT'S BLOOD AND VITREOUS FLUID OF 0.235 PERCENT AND 0.255 PERCENT RESPECTIVELY.                                                                          (-23)DEPARTED HWV AT 2223 LOCAL TIME ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO VAY MT. HOLLY NJ. THERE WAS NO RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH A/C AFTER RECEIVING HIS "RELEASE".  THERE WAS ONLY ONE RADAR "HIT".  A/C IMPACTED TREES, THEN THE GROUND JUST NW OF THE (HWV) AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, WRECKAGE SCATTERED AROUND ABOUT A 70 YARD PATH OF IMPACT.  THE PILOT, THE ONLY OCCUPANY, WAS FATALY INJURED.  THERE WAS NO FIRE.

## 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 NYC99FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA107), May 8, 1999: Cessna 172K (N7068G), Shirley, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control of the airplane due to intoxication. A factor was the pilot's self-induced pressure to conduct the flight.

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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