# NTSB UNK64X3153: Cessna 180, N9206C, Ronkonkoma Li, NY, August 1, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1964
- Place: Ronkonkoma Li, NY · RONKONKOMA LI, NY
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182256
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3153
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3153

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2293   64/8/1    RONKONKOMA LI NY    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 937
        TIME - 1500                    N9206C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACARTHUR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9206C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9206C), registered now, S/N 31305, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Macarthur

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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