# Accident 19810625036319A: Cessna 172, Bridgeport, NJ, June 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1981, 16:40 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, NJ
- Airport: Bridgeport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8009° N, 75.3469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8009&lon=-75.3469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8852B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8852B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 280 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA067-125173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810625036319A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AND BECAME ROUGH. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN RIVER.

## 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 NYC81FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA067-125173), Jun 25, 1981: Cessna 172 (N8852B), Bridgeport, 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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