# Accident 19740720026739A: Cessna 177, Smithville, NJ, July 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1974
- Place: Smithville, NJ
- Airport: Smithville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 39.4949° N, 74.4786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4949&lon=-74.4786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3101T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3101T-1975-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 516 total, 119 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FHD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHD08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740720026739A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE P/N S1239-31 PART OPEN PSN.WIRE BENT U SHAPE.AD 70-24-4 NOT C/W.

## 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 NYC75FHD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHD08), Jul 20, 1974: Cessna 177 (N3101T), Smithville, 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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