# NTSB NYC70DFJ17: Cessna 182H, N2479X, Medina, NY, May 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1970
- Place: Medina, NY · MEDINA, NY
- Location: 43.2197° N, 78.3879° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medina, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2197&lon=-78.3879&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118785
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70DFJ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70DFJ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2581   70/5/9    MEDINA,NY           CESSNA 182H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 542
        TIME - 1530                    N2479X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 506 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KNOWLESVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNOWLESVILLE,NY             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2479X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2479X), registered now, S/N 18256379 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Knowlesville

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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