# NTSB NYC78FFJ36: Cessna 172, N6447B, W.Bloomfield, NY, August 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1978
- Place: W.Bloomfield, NY · W.BLOOMFIELD, NY
- Location: 42.9059° N, 77.5392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Bloomfield, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9059&lon=-77.5392&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139563
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FFJ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2590  78/8/27     W.BLOOMFIELD,NY    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N6447B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT HILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DANSVILLE,NY                 W.BLOOMFIELD,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- PLT MADE THE APPROACH HIGH,TOUCH DOWN LONG,FULL FLAP.ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND,STALLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6447B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6447B-1980-12-16), registration cancelled 1980-12-16, S/N 29647 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fort Hill

## 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 19780827023949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780827023949A), Aug 27, 1978: Cessna 172D, W.Bloomfield, NY, Substantial damage. Plt made the approach high,touch down long,full flap. Attempted gound,stalled.

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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