# Accident 19850505017129A: Cessna STC172, Vincentown, NJ, May 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1985, 11:40 local time
- Place: Vincentown, NJ
- Airport: Red Lion Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9042° N, 74.7495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RED LION (JY73), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9042&lon=-74.7495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4680G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4680G-1988-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC172
- Reported engine: LYC VO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850505017129A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC85LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA117), May 5, 1985: Cessna 172N (N4680G), Vincentown, NJ, destroyed

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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