# NTSB NYC67F0112: Cessna 172, N4429L, East Hampton, NY, July 4, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1966
- Place: East Hampton, NY · EAST HAMPTON, NY
- Location: 40.9515° N, 72.1961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Hampton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9515&lon=-72.1961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170865
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0112
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0112

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4429L-1971-07-14), registration cancelled 1971-07-14, S/N 17254518, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: East Hampton

## Other investigations on N4429L (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 NYC69F0429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0429), Apr 20, 1969: Cessna 172 (N4429L), Farmingdale, NY, destroyed

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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