# Accident 20211023018109A: Cessna 172S, Westhampton, NY, October 23, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2021, 13:34 local time
- Place: Westhampton, NY
- Airport: Westhampton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8436° N, 72.6318° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8436&lon=-72.6318&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1188L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1188L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211023018109A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED HTO ENROUTE TO ISP AT 2600 FEET AND NEAR FOK EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, ATTEMPTED TO RESTART AND TRIED TO MAKE IT TO THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED A FEW FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 24. PILOT WAS THE ONLY SOB AND DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES.

## 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 ERA22LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA029), Oct 23, 2021: Cessna 172 (N1188L), Westhampton Beach, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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