# NTSB NYC74AN071: Cessna 177, N29484, Fishers Island, NY, February 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1974
- Place: Fishers Island, NY · FISHERS ISLAND, NY
- Location: 41.2677° N, 71.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fishers Island, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2677&lon=-71.9928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186939
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74AN071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN071

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0372  74/2/18    FISHERS ISLAND,NY   CESSNA 177          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 136
        TIME - 1356                    N29484              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELIZABETH FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MATTITUCK,NY                MATTITUCK,NY                 FISHERS ISLAND,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29484](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29484-1974-05-10), registration cancelled 1974-05-10, S/N 17700918 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Elizabeth Field

## 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 19740218007359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740218007359A), Feb 18, 1974: Cessna 177, Fishers Island, NY, Destroyed

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.