# NTSB NYC83LA250: Cessna C172M, N64006, Dover, DE, September 20, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 19, 1983, 20:00 local (Sep 20, 1983, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Dover, DE
- Coordinates: 39.149353, -75.509628 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1494&lon=-75.5096&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83LA250
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35279/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA250

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - proper touchdown point - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY, GROUNDLOOPED, AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE DURING AN EFFORT TO AVOID A BLAST FENCE. THE LANDING, MADE AT NIGHT WITH TOUCHDOWN OCCURRING TOO FAR DOWN THE RWY. AN APPROACH HAD ALREADY BEEN ABANDONED DUE TO EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED, THE 2ND APPROACH WAS AT 75 MPH. THE ACFT FLOATED AFTER THE FLARE BUT THE PILOT CONTINUED THE LANDING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64006](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64006-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 17264954, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA C172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Airframe hours: 1955
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Eastwind Training, Inc.
- Last inspection: Annual, January 20, 1983, 22 hours before
- Departed: LINDEN, NJ
- Airport: Chandelle, runway 4, 2,520 × 28 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 192 total, 135 in this make and model, 167 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 190° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19830919050209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830919050209A), Sep 19, 1983: Cessna 172M, Dover, DE, Substantial damage. Pilot made night landing too FAR down runway and aircraft ran off end and crashed into a tree.

## Other investigations on N64006 (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 LAX98LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA143), Apr 26, 1998: Cessna 172M (N64006), Henderson, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt a landing in crosswind conditions at or above the demonstrated capability of the aircraft, and his subsequent failure to maintain proper runway alignment.

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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