# NTSB NYC80FHJ15: Cessna 172, N12861, Eatons Neck, NY, May 19, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1980
- Place: Eatons Neck, NY · EATONS NECK, NY
- Location: 40.9361° N, 73.4018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eatons Neck, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9361&lon=-73.4018&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130720
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FHJ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0859  80/5/19    EATONS NECK,NY      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 2540
        TIME - 0915                    N12861              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARSHFIELD,MA               TETERBORO,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- DSCNDD FM 4500FT TO 2500FT CARB FULL HOT,CKD MIXTURE AND SWITCHED TANKS.COULD NOT RESTART ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12861](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12861-1980-07-10), registration cancelled 1980-07-10, S/N 17262320, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800519026479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800519026479A), May 19, 1980: Cessna 172M, Eatons Neck, NY, Destroyed. Pilot claims engine lost power after descending to lower altitude on over water flight. Ditched. Airplane sank.

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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