# Accident 19810510022629A: Cessna 177B, Forked River, NJ, May 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1981, 00:27 local time
- Place: Forked River, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8255° N, 74.1841° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forked River, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8255&lon=-74.1841&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16083, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16083-2012-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 173 total, 54 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810510022629A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT CAUGHT IN IMC WEATHER AT NIGHT. LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING VECTOR ASSIST. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT.

## 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 NYC81FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA047), May 10, 1981: Cessna 177B (N16083), Forked River, NJ, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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