# NTSB NYC72DFJ44: Cessna 170, N4914V, Brewerton, NY, June 6, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1972
- Place: Brewerton, NY · BREWERTON, NY
- Location: 43.2324° N, 76.1448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brewerton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2324&lon=-76.1448&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DFJ44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DFJ44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2200   72/6/6    BREWERTON,NY        CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N4914V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DIRT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BREWERTON,NY                BREWERTON,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4914V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dirt Strip

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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