- Date
- August 11, 1974
- Place
- Montauk, NY · MONTAUK, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2165YCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740811027929A
- Case key
- 134384
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2500 74/8/11 MONTAUK,NY CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 61, 31 TOTAL TIME - 1450 N2165Y PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY PORTEL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAST MORICHES,NY MONTAUK,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- OTR ACFT TAXIED ONTO RWY.PLT STEERED N2165Y L TO RWY EDGE,WINGTIP CAUGHT BUSHES,ROLLED INTO DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2165Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Portel
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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 N2165Y · 1
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