# NTSB NYC76FHJ21: Cessna 172, N4379R, Islip, NY, May 2, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1976
- Place: Islip, NY · ISLIP, NY
- Location: 40.7303° N, 73.2161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Islip, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7303&lon=-73.2161&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (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): 153703
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHJ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1667   76/5/2    ISLIP,NY            CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 456
        TIME - 1700                    N4379R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 357 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLIP MACARTHUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISLIP,NY                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- AFTR ENG START PLT NOTED HIS SEAT WAS NOT PROPERLY ADJ ATMTD REPSN.HIT T HANGAR WALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4379R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4379R), registered now, S/N 17263129, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Islip Macarthur

## 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 19760502010779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760502010779A), May 2, 1976: Cessna 172M, Islip, NY, Substantial damage. Aftr eng start plt noted his seat was not properly adj atmtd repsn. Hit t hangar wall.

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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