# NTSB NYC79FA078: Cessna 152, N216DV, Islip, NY, August 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1979
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133692
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FA078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3220  79/8/16    ISLIP,NY            CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 186
        TIME - 1951                    N216DV              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACARTHUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISLIP,NY                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STEERING ROD TUBE EXTENDED INTO CLEVIS END & LOCKED AGAINST BEARING ROD END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N216DV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N216DV), registered now, S/N 15280927, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: 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 19790816036319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790816036319A), Aug 16, 1979: Cessna 152, Islip, NY, Substantial damage. Left hand steering end bearing, p/n S1823-3, failed on landing.

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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