# Accident 19961227040729A: Cessna 172N, Manville, NJ, December 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1996, 15:45 local time
- Place: Manville, NJ
- Airport: Kupper Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5244° N, 74.5983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5244&lon=-74.5983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738UW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738UW) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 296 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961227040729A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AND FAST. ELECTED GO AROUND AND MUSHED INTO TREES WHILE RAISING THE FLAPS. CARB HEAT ALSO ON.

## 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 IAD97LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA036), Dec 27, 1996: Cessna 172N (N738UW), Manville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to perform a go-around, and his failure to retract the flaps in increments.

## Other reports on N738UW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890823050119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890823050119I), Aug 23, 1989: Cessna 172N (N738UW), Windsor Locks, CT, Minor damage. Hit a taxiway light while attempting to pass another aircraft.

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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