# NTSB NYC74AN028: Cessna 172, N6115E, Ronkonkoma, NY, September 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1973
- Place: Ronkonkoma, NY · RONKONKOMA, NY
- Location: 40.8035° N, 73.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ronkonkoma, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8035&lon=-73.1245&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188693
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74AN028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2472  73/9/21    RONKONKOMA,NY       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N6115E              PX-  0  0  2  NS CTR PASSG              AGE 50, 690 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            326 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLIP MACARTHUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONMOUTH CO,NJ              RONKONKOMA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6115E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6115E-2017-06-08), registration cancelled 2017-06-08, S/N 46215, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Islip Macarthur

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730921030429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730921030429A), Sep 21, 1973: Cessna 172, Ronkonkoma, NY, Substantial damage

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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