# NTSB NYC73FFA19: Cessna 182P, N9353G, Essex, NY, October 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1972
- Place: Essex, NY · ESSEX, NY
- Location: 44.3101° N, 73.3526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Essex, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3101&lon=-73.3526&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169099
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FFA19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FFA19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2929  72/10/18   ESSEX,NY            CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 130
        TIME - 0945                    N9353G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ESSEX,NY                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- LEFT WHEEL HIT SOFT SPOT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9353G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9353G), registered now, S/N 18260893, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (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:  Private 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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