NYC70F0210

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Huntington, NY · November 16, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 16, 1969
Place
Huntington, NY · HUNTINGTON, NY
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1191FCessna 172
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
147022

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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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3-4722  69/11/16   HUNTINGTON,NY       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 795
        TIME - 1015                    N1191F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RONKONKOMA,NY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- NR 1 CONROD AND BEARING FAILED. PLT LND ON BEACH. HIGH TIME ENG.

Aircraft

Registration
N1191F
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.