# NTSB NYC68A0010: Cessna 180C, N9259T, West Hampton, NY, July 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1967
- Place: West Hampton, NY · WEST HAMPTON, NY
- Location: 40.8469° N, 72.6598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westhampton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8469&lon=-72.6598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115997
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68A0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0853  67/7/19    WEST HAMPTON,NY     CESSNA 180C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 10056
        TIME - 1530                    N9259T              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 2058 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT STRUCK SANDBAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9259T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9259T-1971-05-13), registration cancelled 1971-05-13, S/N 50759 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- Registry model: [Cessna 180C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (registry code 2072608) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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