19850505017129A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna STC172 · Vincentown, NJ · May 5, 1985

Date
May 5, 1985 · 11:40 local
Place
Vincentown, NJ
Airport
Red Lion Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4680G
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC85LA117
Reported as
Cessna STC172
Reported engine
Lycoming VO360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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.

Wind gust on flare. Veered off runway alignment and drifted into trees. Too much wind for pilots skill.

As the FAA filed it

WIND GUST ON FLARE. VEERED OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AND DRIFTED INTO TREES. TOO MUCH WIND FOR PILOTS SKILL.

NTSB investigation

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