# NTSB NYC74DFJ17: Cessna 172, N19641, Grand Island, NY, November 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1973
- Place: Grand Island, NY · GRAND ISLAND, NY
- Location: 43.0331° N, 78.9625° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Island, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0331&lon=-78.9625&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188086
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DFJ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFJ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19641-1974-08-09), registration cancelled 1974-08-09, S/N 17260630, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19731103036119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731103036119A), Nov 3, 1973: Cessna 172L, Grand Island, NY, Substantial damage. While docking floatplane wake from passing boat and wind gusts pushed tail under water. Float eqpd.

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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