# Accident 19751228040881A: Cessna 177RG, Buena, NJ, December 28, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1975
- Place: Buena, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.5292° N, 74.9452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buena, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5292&lon=-74.9452&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5AW-2012-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 484 total, 162 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76AN062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751228040881A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING OF N5AW COLLIDED WITH LEFT WING OF N2928V.PLT CKG RELATIVE PSN OF ACFT TO VOR.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2928V, Cessna 150M: [Accident 19751228040882A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751228040882A)

## 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 NYC76AN062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN062), Dec 28, 1975: Cessna 177RG (N5AW), Buena, NJ, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N5AW (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20111126028029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111126028029A), Nov 26, 2011: Cessna 177RG (N5AW), Tallapoosa, GA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. On November 26, 2011, about 1333 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 177RG, N5AW, operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged when it lost engine…
- [Incident 20000606033479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000606033479I), Jun 6, 2000: Cessna 177RG (N5AW), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. (-23)On 06-06-2000, N5AW a Cessna 177RG landed gear up on runway 18R at Orlando International Airport. No mechanical factors found. Pilot forgot to extend the…
- [Incident 19960421013669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960421013669I), Apr 21, 1996: Cessna 177RG (N5AW), Gainesville, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: N5AW, a Cessna 177, piloted by russell p. mathews was on an extended right base for landing runway 06, Gainesville Regional Airport, Gainesville,…

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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