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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Ridgewood Park, NJ · July 17, 1981

Date
July 17, 1981 · 10:20 local
Place
Ridgewood Park, NJ
Airport
Seaplane
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5120K
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81FHM12
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
54 total38 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost directional control on step on water takeoff. Aborted, ran up on the dock and struck a parked aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON STEP ON WATER TAKEOFF. ABORTED, RAN UP ON THE DOCK AND STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.