# NTSB NYC73FFA16: Eclectic 1C, N9211, Cairo, NY, September 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1972
- Place: Cairo, NY · CAIRO, NY
- Location: 42.3052° N, 74.0118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cairo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3052&lon=-74.0118&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FFA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FFA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4104  72/9/16    CAIRO,NY            ECLECTIC 1C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 227
        TIME - 1640                    N9211               PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPORT HAVEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAIRO,NY                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- HOME BUILT ACFT ON FINAL APCH TO 1800FT STRIP.HIT TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9211](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9211), registered now, S/N 1, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ECLECTIC 1C
- Registry model: [Electic 1 C](https://openairdocs.org/model/electic-1-c) (registry code 0560147) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sport Haven

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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