# Accident 19810515026449A: Cessna 172N, Elmer, NJ, May 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1981, 08:30 local time
- Place: Elmer, NJ
- Airport: Higs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5923° N, 75.1746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elmer, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5923&lon=-75.1746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9914E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9914E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 263 total, 263 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FHD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHD23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810515026449A

## Narrative

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

ROUGHT ENGINE. LANDED DOWNWIND ON SHORT, WET, GRASS RUNWAY. SLID OFF END INTO TREES. ENGINE ROUGH FROM RICH MIXTURE

## 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 NYC81FHD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHD23), May 15, 1981: Cessna 172N (N9914E), Elmer, 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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