NYC74DFJ17

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Grand Island, NY · November 3, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 3, 1973
Place
Grand Island, NY · GRAND ISLAND, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N19641Cessna 172
Status
Completed · report January 2, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731103036119A
Case key
188086

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3434   73/11/3   GRAND ISLAND,NY     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N19641              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 41, 3815 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            120 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND ISLAND,NY             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- WHILE DOCKING FLOATPLANE WAKE FROM PASSING BOAT AND WIND GUSTS PUSHED TAIL UNDER WATER.FLOAT EQPD.

Aircraft

Registration
N19641
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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