# NTSB NYC80FFA18: Cessna 172, N2863L, Highland Falls, NY, June 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1980
- Place: Highland Falls, NY · HIGHLAND FALLS, NY
- Location: 41.3657° N, 73.9681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Highland Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3657&lon=-73.9681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130449
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FFA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2013   80/6/6    HIGHLAND FALLS,NY   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1488
        TIME - 1930                    N2863L              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHEELEY'S FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POUGHKEEPSIE,NY             HIGHLAND FALLS,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2863L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2863L-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 17256063, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sheeley'S Farm

## 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 19800606020119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800606020119A), Jun 6, 1980: Cessna 172, High Falls, NY, Substantial damage. Landed long & fast. Started belated go-around. Struck trees on departure end of runway.

## Other investigations on N2863L (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC74FHM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHM16), Feb 19, 1974: Cessna 172H (N2863L), Newburgh, NY, substantial damage

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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