# NTSB NYC69F0429: Cessna 172, N4429L, Farmingdale, NY, April 20, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1969
- Place: Farmingdale, NY · FARMINGDALE, NY
- Location: 40.7328° N, 73.4468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmingdale, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7328&lon=-73.4468&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184011
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0429
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0429

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1397  69/4/20    FARMINGDALE,NY      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 450
        TIME - 1840                    N4429L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REPUBLIC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ELEVATOR CONTROL SECURED BY NAIL.NAIL NOT REMOVED PRIOR TO T/O.
```

## 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Republic

## 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 NYC67F0112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0112), Jul 4, 1966: Cessna 172 (N4429L), East Hampton, 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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