# Accident 19780817030229A: Cessna 172H, Morristown, NJ, August 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1978
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Morristown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 40.7993° N, 74.4149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MORRISTOWN MUNI (MMU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7993&lon=-74.4149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2409L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2409L-1983-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,683 total, 475 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78DHM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHM25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780817030229A

## Narrative

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

NAVION N91528,SUBSTANTIAL DMG.CESSNA PARKING BRAKE INOP.

## 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 NYC78DHM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHM25), Aug 17, 1978: Cessna C172H (N2409L), Morristown, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2409L (1)

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

- [Accident 19800818036479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800818036479A), Aug 18, 1980: Cessna 172H (N2409L), Perkasie, PA, Substantial damage. Reported engine quit en route. Overshot emergency landing area. No engine defects found.

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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