# NTSB NYC82FHJ06: Cessna 177, N3365T, Larchmont, NY, June 27, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: June 27, 1982, 14:08 local (18:08 UTC)
- Place: Larchmont, NY
- Location: 40.9260° N, 73.7520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Larchmont, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9260&lon=-73.7520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71368
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FHJ06
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71368/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FHJ06

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering
  - low pass - performed, pilot in command
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3365T-2014-10-07), registration cancelled 2014-10-07, S/N 17700665, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17700665
- Airframe hours: 1774
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820627024789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820627024789A), Jun 27, 1982: Cessna 177, Larchmont, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Observed on photo flight 50 feet over boats and flying erractically. Wing struck the water in a turn, 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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