- Date
- June 27, 1982, 14:08 local (18:08 UTC)
- Place
- Larchmont, NY
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3365TCessna 177
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820627024789A
- Case key
- 71368
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft was on a flight to take pictures of a home that was recently constructed on the shore of long island sound. While in flight, pictures were also taken of boats. A witness on a boat stated taht after the pilot made several passes over boats, the final pass was made at about 30 ft above the water. The witness reported that the plane passed his boat and went into a steep left turn, when apparently the pilot realized he was in trouble and applied full power. However, the left wing impacted with the water and the plane crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3365T
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17700665
- Airframe hours
- 1,774
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Temple Caan
- Registered owner
- Temple Caan
- Departed
- HPN · White Plains, NY
- Destination
- HPN · White Plains, NY
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 400 total · 170 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Temperature
- 178 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.