# NTSB NYC75DHJ08: Cessna 172, N2165Y, Montauk, NY, August 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1974
- Place: Montauk, NY · MONTAUK, NY
- Location: 41.0475° N, 71.9464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montauk, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0475&lon=-71.9464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134384
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DHJ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHJ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2500  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2165Y-1992-05-13), registration cancelled 1992-05-13, S/N 17249665 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Portel

## 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 19740811027929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740811027929A), Aug 11, 1974: Cessna 172D, Montauk, NY, Substantial damage. Otr acft taxied onto rwy. Plt steered N2165Y l to rwy edge,wingtip caught bushes,rolled into ditch.

## Other investigations on N2165Y (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 ATL91FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FAMS1), Jan 7, 1991: Cessna 172D (N2165Y), Missing (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUATION OF VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE…

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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