# Accident 19740222004599A: Cessna 182L, Matawan, NJ, February 22, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1974
- Place: Matawan, NJ
- Airport: Preston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.4110° N, 74.2365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Matawan, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4110&lon=-74.2365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3342R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3342R-1975-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,710 total, 62 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FHM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHM17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740222004599A

## Narrative

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

X-WIND.GUSTS TO 30K.LOST CTL.HIT RR EMBANKMENT 150FT OFF END OF RWY.

## 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 NYC74FHM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHM17), Feb 22, 1974: Cessna 182L (N3342R), Matawan, 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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