NYC67F0112

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · East Hampton, NY · July 4, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 4, 1966
Place
East Hampton, NY · EAST HAMPTON, NY
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4429LCessna 172
Status
Completed · report September 2, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
170865

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1781   66/7/4    EAST HAMPTON NY     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N4429L              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAST HAMPTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED WITH 15KT LEFT CROSSWIND.ACTIVE RUNWAY INTO THE WIND.SAID UNICOM DIRECTIONS GARBLED.

Aircraft

Registration
N4429L
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
East Hampton

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