# Accident 20110628015469A: Cessna 172M, Wappingers Fall, NY, June 28, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2011, 12:12 local time
- Place: Wappingers Fall, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6319° N, 73.8761° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6319&lon=-73.8761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61579, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61579-2017-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA369) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110628015469A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS IN LEFT CLOSED TRAFFIC FOR RWY 24 AT POU AND WAS CLEARED FOR THE OPTION.  SHORTLY AFTER TURNING FINAL THE AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN AND STRUCK GROUND ON NOSE AND BOUNCED ONTO BACK.  AIRCRAFT WAS ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY CENTERLINE.  PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE KILLED.  NO POST CRASH 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 ERA11FA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA369), Jun 28, 2011: Cessna 172M (N61579), Poughkeepsie, NY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control due to impairment or incapacitation as a result of coronary artery disease in combination with atrial fibrillation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's…

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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