# NTSB NYC76DHJ20: Cessna 180F, N2196Z, Verplanck, NY, April 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1976
- Place: Verplanck, NY · VERPLANCK, NY
- Location: 41.2543° N, 73.9612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Verplanck, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2543&lon=-73.9612&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DHJ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHJ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1666  76/4/23    VERPLANCK,NY        CESSNA 180F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 8050
        TIME - 1200                    N2196Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 502 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEEKSKILL SB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DANBURY,CT                  VERPLANCK,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- FLT TO STRIP TO INSTL FLOATS.600 FT STRIP GND LOOP TO AVOID FENCE.WIND GUSTING 25K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2196Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2196Z), registered now, S/N 18051296, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180F
- Registry model: [Cessna 180F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (registry code 2072614) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Peekskill Sb

## 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 19760423010759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760423010759A), Apr 23, 1976: Cessna 180F, Verplanck, NY, Substantial damage. Flt to strip to instl floats.600 ft strip gnd loop to avoid fence. Wind gusting 25K.

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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