# Accident 19960722019559A: Cessna 172K, West Milford, NJ, July 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1996
- Place: West Milford, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 41.1284° N, 74.3465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1284&lon=-74.3465&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46700, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46700-1997-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960722019559A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICING LANDINGS, ON ATTEMPTED GO AROUND DID NOT ACCELERATE, TRIED TO LAND PARKING LOT, HIT TREES.

## 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 NYC96LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA154), Jul 22, 1996: Cessna 172K (N46700), West Milford, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure in attaining the proper touchdown point, and his delay in initiating a go-around (aborted landing).

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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