# NTSB NYC83LA199: Cessna 172, N3943F, Easton, NY, August 2, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 2, 1983, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Easton, NY
- Location: 42.9934° N, 73.5523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Easton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9934&lon=-73.5523&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35244
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83LA199
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35244/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA199

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - aircraft handling - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING THE BRAKES LOCKED & THE ACFT THEN HIT TWO BUMPS IN THE RWY & BALLOONED. THE ACFT THEN SKIDDED OFF THE END OF THE RWY, COLLIDED WITH A PLOWED FURROW & FLIPPED INVERTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3943F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3943F-2018-03-29), registration cancelled 2018-03-29, S/N 36843 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 36843
- Airframe hours: 1825
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300-A 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Cambridge Valley Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 1982
- Departed: NY05, CAMBRIDGE, NY
- Airport: Private Strip, runway 24, 1,800 ×  ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 140 total, 130 in this make and model, 90 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 90 °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 19830802037879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830802037879A), Aug 2, 1983: Cessna 172, Easton, NY, Substantial damage. Overran private strip on landing. Flipped over in a corn field. Had locked brakes and bounced trying to stop.

## Other investigations on N3943F (1)

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 GAA17CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA018), Oct 8, 2016: Cessna 172 (N3943F), Argyle, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a stable descent rate and his improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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