# NTSB NYC77FNA05: Cessna 172M, N64238, West Kingston, RI, November 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1976
- Place: West Kingston, RI · WEST KINGSTON, RI
- Location: 41.4832° N, 71.5514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Kingston, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4832&lon=-71.5514&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156350
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FNA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3483  76/11/24   WEST KINGSTON,RI    CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 236
        TIME - 1315                    N64238              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 198 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHMOND AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TURNER,ME                   WEST KINGSTON,RI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- LANDED LONG,SWERVED OFF RUNWAY,COLLIDED WITH DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64238](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64238), registered now, S/N 17265112, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- 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: Richmond Airpark

## 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 19761124036349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761124036349A), Nov 24, 1976: Cessna 172M, West Kingston, RI, Substantial damage. Landed long,swerved off runway,collided with ditch.

## Other investigations on N64238 (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 NYC80FNE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE18), Jun 14, 1980: Cessna 172M (N64238), Worcester, MA, destroyed

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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