# NTSB NYC79FFA20: Cessna 172M, N80084, Wallkill, NY, May 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1979
- Place: Wallkill, NY · WALLKILL, NY
- Location: 41.6084° N, 74.1646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wallkill, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6084&lon=-74.1646&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135966
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FFA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1924  79/5/27    WALLKILL,NY         CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 105
        TIME - 1335                    N80084              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KOBELT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAGRANGEVILLE,NY            WALLKILL,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- PLT STATED ACFT DRIFTED TO R EDGE OF RWY DURING APPROACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N80084 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kobelt

## 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 19790527015539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790527015539A), May 27, 1979: Cessna 172M, Wallkill, NY, Substantial damage. Allowed acft to drift off runway alignment during go around. Hit trees.

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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