# NTSB NYC80FHM07: Cessna 182, N4789N, Spring Valley, NY, January 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1980
- Place: Spring Valley, NY · SPRING VALLEY, NY
- Location: 41.1146° N, 74.0487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Valley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1146&lon=-74.0487&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132329
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FHM07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHM07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0169  80/1/17    SPRING VALLEY,NY    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N4789N              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMAPO VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRING VALLEY,NY            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- BEECH N7933L DEMOLISHED PIPER N3630R SUBSTANTIAL.GO-AROUND DUE TO PITCHUP DRG LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4789N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4789N), registered now, S/N 18267409, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ramapo Valley

## 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 19800117001009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800117001009A), Jan 17, 1980: Cessna 182Q, Spring Valley, NY, Destroyed. Student pilot lost control of aircraft on go around after a bad landing. Hit parked aircraft.

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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