# Incident 19780717048389I: Cessna 172, Woodstown, NJ, July 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1978, 10:45 local time
- Place: Woodstown, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6502° N, 75.3262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodstown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6502&lon=-75.3262&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5721R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5721R-1981-10-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780717048389I

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONTINUED INTO DETERIORATING WEATHER, HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

## Other reports on N5721R (1)

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

- [Accident 19810314007469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810314007469A), Mar 14, 1981: Cessna 172F (N5721R), Morgantown, PA, Destroyed. Blinded by setting sun. Struck tree stump near approach end of runway.

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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