# Accident 19731111035209A: Cessna 172, Colts Neck, NJ, November 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1973
- Place: Colts Neck, NJ
- Airport: Colts Neck
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.2876° N, 74.1724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colts Neck, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2876&lon=-74.1724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6023A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6023A-1989-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 919 total, 100 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DHM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DHM11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731111035209A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT STATED HE ROUNDED OUT HIGH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC74DHM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DHM11), Nov 11, 1973: Cessna 172 (N6023A), Colts Neck, NJ, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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