# NTSB NYC76AN124: Cessna 172M, N1382U, N Amityville, NY, September 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1976
- Place: N Amityville, NY · N AMITYVILLE, NY
- Location: 40.7005° N, 73.4119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Amityville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7005&lon=-73.4119&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN124
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN124

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2789   76/9/6    N AMITYVILLE,NY     CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 239
        TIME - 1628                    N1382U              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZAHNS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          AMITYVILLE,NY               RETURN                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OVERSHOT RWY AND ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND W LESS THAN FULL PWR AND FULL FLAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1382U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1382U-1976-12-27), registration cancelled 1976-12-27, S/N 17267053 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Zahns

## 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 19760906034979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760906034979A), Sep 6, 1976: Cessna 172D, N Amityville, NY, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Overshot rwy and attempted go-around w less than full pwr and full flaps.

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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