# Accident 19951230042839A: Cessna 172N, Wildwood, NJ, December 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1995, 12:06 local time
- Place: Wildwood, NJ
- Airport: Cape May County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0084° N, 74.9085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPE MAY COUNTY (WWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0084&lon=-74.9085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733CL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 63 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951230042839A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE DRIFTING IN CROSSWIND. ABORTED. RAN OFF SIDE RUNWAY. STRUCK A DIRT BERM.

## 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 NYC96LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA046), Dec 30, 1995: Cessna 172N (N733CL), Wildwood, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors relating to the accident were: the student's selection of the wrong runway, and the crosswind condition.

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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