# NTSB NYC79FHJ24: Cessna 340, N66AJ, White Plains, NY, August 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1979
- Place: White Plains, NY · WHITE PLAINS, NY
- Location: 41.0238° N, 73.7510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Plains, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0238&lon=-73.7510&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135255
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FHJ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHJ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1933   79/8/5    WHITE PLAINS,NY     CESSNA 340          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 462
        TIME - 1240                    N66AJ               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTCHESTER CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITE PLAINS,NY             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N66AJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Westchester Co

## 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 19790805019449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790805019449A), Aug 5, 1979: Cessna 340A, White Plains, NY, Substantial damage. Made hard landing on runway. Bent wings, collapsed gear. Low time pilot. Improper level off.

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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