- Date
- April 20, 1974
- Place
- Montauk, NY · MONTAUK, NY
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5476RCessna 172F
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740420009489A
- Case key
- 186216
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0977 74/4/20 MONTAUK,NY CESSNA 172F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 150 TIME - 1345 N5476R PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY PORTEL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FARMINGDALE,NY RETURN MONTAUK,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS REMARKS- ACFT DPTD RWY DUG INTO SOFT SAND,NOSED OVR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5476R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Portel
FAA reports on this event · 1
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