- Date
- May 26, 1978
- Place
- Mahopac, NY · MAHOPAC, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9651VCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780526027179A
- Case key
- 141554
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2347 78/5/26 MAHOPAC,NY CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 164 TIME - 1945 N9651V PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 129 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MAHOPAC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARMINGDALE,NY MAHOPAC,NY 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
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9651V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mahopac
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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