# Accident 19860914045069A: Cessna 172N, Pedrictown, NJ, September 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1986, 12:30 local time
- Place: Pedrictown, NJ
- Airport: Old Mans Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N738HZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738HZ-2013-02-21) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860914045069A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST ON TAKEOFF. EXITED RUNWAY INTO A DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER. CROSSING COMPONENT A FACTOR. PILOT SKILL ALSO.

## 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 NYC86LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA236), Sep 14, 1986: Cessna 172N (N738HZ), Pedricktown, 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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