# NTSB NYC70D0050: Cessna 182, N42233, Andes, NY, May 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1969
- Place: Andes, NY · ANDES, NY
- Location: 42.1876° N, 74.7804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Andes, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1876&lon=-74.7804&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70D0050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2369  69/5/27    ANDES,NY            CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 350
        TIME - 1215                    N42233              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         ANDES,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                      90
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT SAID 90 DEG WINDSHIFT OCCURRED DURING SHORT FINAL APCH.WIND VELOCITY NOT REPORTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42233](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42233-1994-06-10), registration cancelled 1994-06-10, S/N 18258915 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Andes

## Other investigations on N42233 (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 BFO93LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA174), Sep 13, 1993: Cessna 182L (N42233), Oxford, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE CFI TO MAINTAIN A PROPER DESCENT RATE, AND HIS DELAY IN PERFORMING REMEDIAL ACTION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE THE DOWNDRAFT, THE GUSTING WINDS, AND THE SOFT RUNWAY.

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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