# NTSB NYC67F0630: Cessna 172, N3736S, Setauket, NY, April 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1967
- Place: Setauket, NY · SETAUKET, NY
- Location: 40.9561° N, 73.1146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Setauket, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9561&lon=-73.1146&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117088
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0630
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0630

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1378  67/4/25    SETAUKET,NY         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 114
        TIME - 1030                    N3736S              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3736S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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