# NTSB NYC82DA096: Cessna 172N, N739EP, Taberg, NY, May 17, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 17, 1982, 12:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place: Taberg, NY
- Coordinates: 43.299339, -75.610969 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2993&lon=-75.6110&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72777
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA096
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72777/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA096

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN GRASS RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE WAS SLIPPERY AND THAT HE SHOULD HAVE APPROACHED FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHERE 50 FOOT WIRES WERE NOT A CLEARANCE PROBLEM.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N739EP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739EP), registered now, S/N 17270487 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17270487
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Dennis Paine
- Registered owner: Dennis Paine
- Departed: SYRACUSE, NY
- Destination: SYRACUSE, NY
- Airport: Buddy Paine (Private), runway 28, 1,500 × 0 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 23; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 505 total, 450 in this make and model, 445 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19820517016359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820517016359A), May 17, 1982: Cessna 172N, Tabera, NY, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran off end of short sod runway. Pilot claims grass was slippery, runway was 1500 feet long.

## Other investigations on N739EP (2)

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 NYC93LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA146), Aug 7, 1993: Cessna 172N (N739EP), Leeds, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB NYC81DFJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DFJ03), Jan 19, 1981: Cessna 172N (N739EP), Syracuse, 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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