# NTSB NYC74DHJ10: Cessna 182E, N3239Y, Riverhead, NY, August 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1973
- Place: Riverhead, NY · RIVERHEAD, NY
- Location: 40.9513° N, 72.6761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverhead, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9513&lon=-72.6761&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189367
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DHJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DHJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2195  73/8/24    RIVERHEAD,NY        CESSNA 182E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 4329
        TIME - 1945                    N3239Y              PX-  0  0  6  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERHEAD AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEBLOIS,ME                  RIVERHEAD,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: OTHER
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LND TO L OF UNLTD RWY.LDG LTS REVEALED GRASS MOWER.PLT UNSUCCESSFULLY TRIED TO BALLOON OVER MOWER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3239Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3239Y), registered now, S/N 18254239, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (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: Riverhead Airpark

## 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 19730824026229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730824026229A), Aug 24, 1973: Cessna 182E, Riverhead, NY, Substantial damage. Lnd to l of unltd rwy. Ldg lts revealed grass mower. Plt unsuccessfully tried to balloon over mower.

## Other investigations on N3239Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC66F0461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0461), Feb 1, 1966: Cessna 182 (N3239Y), Doylestown, PA, 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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