# NTSB NYC71DNA42: Cessna 177, N2343Y, Beverly, MA, April 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1971
- Place: Beverly, MA · BEVERLY, MA
- Location: 42.5567° N, 70.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beverly, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5567&lon=-70.8450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DNA42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DNA42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1291   71/4/4    BEVERLY,MASS        CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 323
        TIME - 1645                    N2343Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 163 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEVERLY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTIC CITY,NJ            BEVERLY,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- FIREWALL,ENG MOUNT DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2343Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2343Y-2014-12-17), registration cancelled 2014-12-17, S/N 17700143, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beverly

## Other investigations on N2343Y (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 FTW99LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA141), May 14, 1999: Cessna 177 (N2343Y), Roanoke, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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