NYC68A0109

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Ronkonkoma, NY · March 19, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 19, 1968
Place
Ronkonkoma, NY · RONKONKOMA, NY
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N248KCessna 177
Status
Completed · report May 15, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111137

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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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3-0782  68/3/19    RONKONKOMA,NY       CESSNA 177          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 1806                    N248K               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACARTHUR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N248K
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Macarthur

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.