- Date
- July 4, 1973
- Place
- Gilgo Beach, NY · GILGO BEACH, NY
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2423FCessna 180H
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730704017039A
- Case key
- 189768
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1486 73/7/4 GILGO BEACH,NY CESSNA 180H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 358 TIME - 1510 N2423F PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GILGO BEACH,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD,TKOF MADE IN AREA CONGESTED WITH BOATS AND PEOPLE IN WATER.ACFT STAGGERED OFF NOSE HI.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2423F
- Reported as
- Cessna 180H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2423F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC16CA027Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWasilla, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the loose dirt and gravel deposited in the center of the runway.NTSB ANC94LA040Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEureka Lodge, AKThe pilot-in-command's selection of unsuitable terrain for a landing.