# NTSB NYC86LA047: Cessna 172, N3530S, East Moriches, NY, December 4, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 4, 1985, 12:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place: East Moriches, NY
- Coordinates: 40.809967, -72.759643 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8100&lon=-72.7596&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30276
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC86LA047
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30276/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA047

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - roll/run
  - fuel system,carburetor - ice
  - carburetor heat - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, descent - emergency
  - object - tree(s)
- Nose gear collapsed, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF PWR DURING A TAKEOFF CLIMB. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE PWR LOSS RESULTED FROM CARB ICE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3530S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3530S), registered now, S/N 17250730, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17250730
- Airframe hours: 45
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300-D 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Bart F. Spadaro
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 20, 1985
- Airport: Spadaros

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 7,100 total, 7,100 in this make and model, 7,100 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 19851204062789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851204062789A), Dec 4, 1985: Cessna 172, East Moriches, NY, Substantial damage. Engine failure due to carburetor icing during the takeoff. Struck trees, then the ground during the forced 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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