# NTSB NYC76DFA51: Cessna 182, N2563R, Piseco, NY, August 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1976
- Place: Piseco, NY · PISECO, NY
- Location: 43.4484° N, 74.5185° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piseco, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4484&lon=-74.5185&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DFA51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DFA51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3379  76/8/17    PISECO,NY           CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1115                    N2563R              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE PISECO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PISECO,NY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- WHILE TAXIING BACK TO THE RWY IN TALL GRASS THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A DITCH.WIND GUSTING 15K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2563R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Piseco

## 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 19760817027929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760817027929A), Aug 17, 1976: Cessna 182K, Piseco, NY, Substantial damage. While taxiing back to the rwy in tall grass the nose wheel struck a ditch. Wind gusting 15K.

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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