# NTSB NYC69D0334: Cessna 177, N2300Y, Old Forge, NY, January 25, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1969
- Place: Old Forge, NY · OLD FORGE, NY
- Location: 43.7064° N, 74.9691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Old Forge, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7064&lon=-74.9691&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191149
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0334
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0334

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0451  69/1/25    OLD FORGE,NY        CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N2300Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  27, 2338 TOTAL HOURS, 2
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLD FORGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL BROKE THROUGH CRUSTED SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2300Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2300Y-1974-11-12), registration cancelled 1974-11-12, S/N 17700100, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Old Forge

## Other investigations on N2300Y (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 NYC72DFJ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DFJ35), Mar 11, 1972: Cessna 177 (N2300Y), Williamson, NY, 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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