# Accident 19880226003829A: Cessna 172H, North Hanover, NJ, February 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1988, 17:05 local time
- Place: North Hanover, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0797° N, 74.5870° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Township of North Hanover, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0797&lon=-74.5870&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738MX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738MX-2014-11-17) (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 172H
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880226003829A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON LOW LEVEL PHOTO FLIGHT. CRASHED IN SWAMP. LEFT TANK EMPTY. MAY HAVE UNPORTED FUEL WHILE CIRCLING.

## 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 NYC88LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA094), Feb 26, 1988: Cessna 172 (N738MX), North Hanover, 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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