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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event NYC83LA093

1983-04-13 BLOCK ISLAND, Rhode Island, United States Airport · BID None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N575PM

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 182P

Year of manufacture

1975 · 8 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19750709

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A7624D

Registrant of record

LIEBFRIED ANDREW H

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. THE APPROACH TO BLOCK ISLAND WAS NORMAL AND THELANDING WAS MADE ABOUT ONE THIRD DOWN THE RUNWAY. ON TOUCHDOWN, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF POWER TO REALIGNTHE PLANE TO THE CENTERLINE. THE ACFT THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT, WENT OFF THE RWY AND HIT A 4 FOOT DITCH, 20 FEET AWAY FROM THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND THE NOSE GEAR WERE SHEARED OFF. ALL SWITCHES WERE CUT AND THE OCCUPANTS DEPLANED UNINJURED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_NYC83LA093.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.