# NTSB NYC66D0587: Cessna 170B, N2866C, Island Park, NY, March 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1966
- Place: Island Park, NY · ISLAND PARK, NY
- Location: 40.6052° N, 73.6553° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Island Park, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6052&lon=-73.6553&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173277
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0587
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0587

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0729  66/3/26    ISLAND PARK NY      CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N2866C              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  AGE 48, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            180 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUBURBAN SEAPLANE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      34
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT OPERATION ON ROUGH WATER AND WIND GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2866C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2866C-2013-04-15), registration cancelled 2013-04-15, S/N 26409, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Suburban Seaplane

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.

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